definitions

-branch

a combining form for forming nouns and adjectives that denote gill formations or animals having gill formations.

Nearby words

-blast, -blastic, -ble, -bodied, -bound, -branch, -browed, -bulia, -burger, -cade, -caine

Origin of -branch

< French -branche, New Latin -branchia, from Latin branchiae “gills” (see branchia)
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