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branchiopneustic

American  
[brang-kee-op-noo-stik, -nyoo-] / ˌbræŋ ki ɒpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu- /

adjective

Entomology.
  1. breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.


Etymology

Origin of branchiopneustic

branchio- + Greek pneustikós, equivalent to pneus- (verbid stem of pneîn to breathe) + -tikos -tic

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