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pectinibranchiate

pectinibranchiate adjective: having pectinated gills.

Adjective

pectinibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having pectinated gills.

Synonyms of pectinibranchiate

Origin of pectinibranchiate

From Latin pecten (“comb”), pectinis (“comb”) + English branchiate.

Questions about pectinibranchiate

What does pectinibranchiate mean?
Pectinibranchiate means having pectinated gills.
What part of speech is pectinibranchiate?
Pectinibranchiate is an adjective.

Words near pectinibranchiate in the dictionary

  1. pectinesterase
  2. pectinesterases
  3. pectineus
  4. pectinibranch
  5. pectinibranchial
  6. pectinibranchiate
  7. pectinibranchous
  8. pectinibranchs
  9. pectinid
  10. pectinids
  11. pectiniform

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