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pseudobranchia

pseudobranchia noun: a small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.

Noun

pseudobranchia

  1. (marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
    Synonyms:
    pseudobranch

Synonyms of pseudobranchia

Origin of pseudobranchia

From pseudo- + branchia (“gill”).

Words formed from pseudobranchia

Questions about pseudobranchia

What does pseudobranchia mean?
Pseudobranchia means a small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
What part of speech is pseudobranchia?
Pseudobranchia is a noun.

Words near pseudobranchia in the dictionary

  1. pseudoboleite
  2. pseudobond
  3. pseudobonds
  4. pseudobosons
  5. pseudobranch
  6. pseudobranchia
  7. pseudobranchial
  8. pseudobranchs
  9. pseudobreccia
  10. pseudobreccias
  11. pseudobrookite

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