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lophobranchiate

lophobranchiate adjective: of or pertaining to the obsolete order of fish Lophobranchii, roughly corresponding to modern-day order Syngnathiformes.

Adjective

lophobranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the obsolete order of fish Lophobranchii, roughly corresponding to modern-day order Syngnathiformes.

Questions about lophobranchiate

What does lophobranchiate mean?
Lophobranchiate means of or pertaining to the obsolete order of fish Lophobranchii, roughly corresponding to modern-day order Syngnathiformes.
What part of speech is lophobranchiate?
Lophobranchiate is an adjective.

Words near lophobranchiate in the dictionary

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

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