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cyclobranchiate

cyclobranchiate adjective: having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets do.

cyclobranchiate: having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets do
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Adjective

cyclobranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets do.

Origin of cyclobranchiate

From cyclo- + branchiate.

Questions about cyclobranchiate

What does cyclobranchiate mean?
Cyclobranchiate means having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets do.
What part of speech is cyclobranchiate?
Cyclobranchiate is an adjective.

Words near cyclobranchiate in the dictionary

  1. cyclobarbitone
  2. cyclobenzannulation
  3. cyclobenzaprine
  4. cyclobisintercalator
  5. cyclobisintercalators
  6. cyclobranchiate
  7. cyclobutadiene
  8. cyclobutadienes
  9. cyclobutane
  10. cyclobutaneacetic acid
  11. cyclobutanes

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