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siphonobranchiate

siphonobranchiate adjective: having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

Adjective

siphonobranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

Origin of siphonobranchiate

From translingual Siphonobranchiata (see -ate), from siphono- + branchia + -ata.

Questions about siphonobranchiate

What does siphonobranchiate mean?
Siphonobranchiate means having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.
What part of speech is siphonobranchiate?
Siphonobranchiate is an adjective.

Words near siphonobranchiate in the dictionary

  1. siphoninids
  2. siphonium
  3. siphonless
  4. siphonlike
  5. siphono-
  6. siphonobranchiate
  7. siphonocladaceous
  8. siphonogamous
  9. siphonogamy
  10. siphonoglyph
  11. siphonoglyphe

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