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Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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branchia
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Branchia may refer to: Branchia , an Ancient Greek word for gills . Branchia (genus) , a genus of arthropods .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Branchia \Bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. Branchi[ae] . [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?.] (Anat.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A gill or other organ having the same function.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: gill ] [also: branchiae (pl)]