branchia

American

[brang-kee-uh] / ˈbræŋ ki ə /

noun

Zoology.

a gill.

branchia British

/ ˈbræŋkɪə /

noun

a gill in aquatic animals

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

branchiate

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

branchiae

plural

Etymology

Origin of branchia

1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin branchia “gill” (plural branchiae ), from Greek: bránchia “gills,” plural of bránchion “fin”

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