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inferobranchiate

inferobranchiate adjective: having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle, such as those of the genus Phyllidia. They once were classified under the order Inferobranchiata.

Adjective

inferobranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle, such as those of the genus Phyllidia. They once were classified under the order Inferobranchiata.

Origin of inferobranchiate

From infero- + branchiate.

Questions about inferobranchiate

What does inferobranchiate mean?
Inferobranchiate means having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle, such as those of the genus Phyllidia. They once were classified under the order Inferobranchiata.
What part of speech is inferobranchiate?
Inferobranchiate is an adjective.

Words near inferobranchiate in the dictionary

  1. inferoanterior
  2. inferoanteriorly
  3. inferobasal
  4. inferobranchian
  5. inferobranchians
  6. inferobranchiate
  7. inferofrontal
  8. inferognathal
  9. inferognathals
  10. inferolateral
  11. inferolaterally

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