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branchid

branchid noun: any member of the Branchidae, a family of priests who had charge of the Ionian sanctuary of Didyma before it was destroyed by the Persians.

Noun

branchid (plural branchids)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Any member of the Branchidae, a family of priests who had charge of the Ionian sanctuary of Didyma before it was destroyed by the Persians.

Forms of branchid

pluralbranchids

Questions about branchid

What does branchid mean?
Branchid means any member of the Branchidae, a family of priests who had charge of the Ionian sanctuary of Didyma before it was destroyed by the Persians.
What part of speech is branchid?
Branchid is a noun.
What is the plural of branchid?
The plural of branchid is branchids.

Words near branchid in the dictionary

  1. branchial basket
  2. branchially
  3. branchials
  4. branchiate
  5. branchicolous
  6. branchid
  7. branchids
  8. branchier
  9. branchiest
  10. branchiferous
  11. branchiform

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