British Dictionary definitions for marsipobranch

marsipobranch

noun, adjective

another word for cyclostome

Word Origin

C19: from New Latin Marsipobranchia, from Greek marsipos pouch + branchia gills

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Examples from the Web for marsipobranch

Historical Examples

If Palæospondylus is not a Marsipobranch, it is quite impossible to refer it to any other existing group of vertebrates.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)
David Starr Jordan
Thus Parker, in his well-known description of the skeleton of the marsipobranch fishes, does not even mention its existence.
The Origin of Vertebrates
Walter Holbrook Gaskell

marsipobranch

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for marsipobranch

Historical Examples

If Palæospondylus is not a Marsipobranch, it is quite impossible to refer it to any other existing group of vertebrates.

Thus Parker, in his well-known description of the skeleton of the marsipobranch fishes, does not even mention its existence.