abranchiate

American

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

Also abranchial

adjective

Zoology.

having no gills.

abranchiate British

/ -ˌeɪt, əˈbræŋkɪɪt /

adjective

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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