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metabranchial

metabranchial adjective: of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.

Adjective

metabranchial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.
    • metabranchial lobe
    • metabranchial margin

Origin of metabranchial

From meta- + branchial.

Questions about metabranchial

What does metabranchial mean?
Metabranchial means of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.
What part of speech is metabranchial?
Metabranchial is an adjective.

Words near metabranchial in the dictionary

  1. metabotropic
  2. metabotype
  3. metabotypes
  4. metabotypic
  5. metabotyping
  6. metabranchial
  7. metabutoxycaine
  8. metacaine
  9. metacalciouranoite
  10. metacapnodiaceous
  11. metacarbonate

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