pleurobranch

noun

pleu·​ro·​branch

ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk

variants or less commonly pleurobranchia

ˌ⸗⸗ˈbraŋkēə

plural pleurobranchs

-ks

also pleurobranchiae

-kēˌē

: a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax compare podobranch

pleurobranchial

¦⸗⸗¦braŋkēəl

adjective

or pleurobranchiate

-ēə̇t,

-ēˌāt

Word History

Etymology

pleurobranch International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -branch; pleurobranchia from New Latin, from pleur- + -branchia

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