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abranchiate

American  
[ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt] / eɪˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
Also abranchial

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having no gills.

abranchiate British  
/ -ˌeɪt, əˈbræŋkɪɪt /

adjective

  1. zoology having no gills

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Etymology

Origin of abranchiate

1850–55; a- 6 + Greek bránchi ( a ) (neuter plural) gills + -ate 1

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Yet in captivity by reducing the quantity of water in which it is placed the young Axolotl can be forced to breathe air, and then it undergoes complete metamorphosis to the abranchiate condition.

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