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dorsibranchiate

dorsibranchiate adjective: having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.

Adjective

dorsibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.

Noun

dorsibranchiate (plural dorsibranchiates)

  1. (obsolete) Any marine worm of the Dorsibranchiata.

Forms of dorsibranchiate

pluraldorsibranchiates

Origin of dorsibranchiate

From dorsi- + branchiate.

Questions about dorsibranchiate

What does dorsibranchiate mean?
Dorsibranchiate means having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.
What part of speech is dorsibranchiate?
Dorsibranchiate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dorsibranchiate in the dictionary

  1. Dorsey
  2. Dorseys
  3. dorsi-
  4. Dorsian
  5. Dorsians
  6. dorsibranchiate
  7. dorsibranchiates
  8. dorsiferous
  9. dorsifixed
  10. dorsiflect
  11. dorsiflex

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