branchiopneustic

[ brang-kee-op-noo-stik, -nyoo- ]

adjective

, Entomology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of branchiopneustic¹

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