abranchiate

Also a·bran·chi·al

[ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt]

adjective

Zoology.

1. having no gills.

abranchiate

/ -ˌeɪt, əˈbræŋkɪɪt /

adjective

1. zoology having no gills

Word History and Origins

Origin of abranchiate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of abranchiate¹

C19: _a- ¹ + _branchiate

Example Sentences

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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