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lophobranch

lophobranch noun: any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.

Noun

lophobranch (plural lophobranchs)

  1. (obsolete) Any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.

Forms of lophobranch

plurallophobranchs

Origin of lophobranch

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) and βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

Questions about lophobranch

What does lophobranch mean?
Lophobranch means any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.
What part of speech is lophobranch?
Lophobranch is a noun.
What is the plural of lophobranch?
The plural of lophobranch is lophobranchs.

Words near lophobranch in the dictionary

  1. lophine
  2. lophiostomataceous
  3. lophirone
  4. lophirones
  5. lopho-
  6. lophobranch
  7. lophobranchiate
  8. lophobranchs
  9. lophocercal
  10. lophocercous
  11. lophocereine

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