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branchiomotor

branchiomotor adjective: of or pertaining to the movement of the gills or the muscles of the branchial arches.

Adjective

branchiomotor (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the movement of the gills or the muscles of the branchial arches

Origin of branchiomotor

From branchio- + -motor.

Words formed from branchiomotor

Questions about branchiomotor

What does branchiomotor mean?
Branchiomotor means of or pertaining to the movement of the gills or the muscles of the branchial arches.
What part of speech is branchiomotor?
Branchiomotor is an adjective.

Words near branchiomotor in the dictionary

  1. branchiomata
  2. branchiomere
  3. branchiomeres
  4. branchiomeric
  5. branchiomerism
  6. branchiomotor
  7. branchiootic
  8. branchiootorenal
  9. branchiopod
  10. branchiopods
  11. branchiopore

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