podobranch

noun

podo·​branch

ˈpädəˌbraŋk

variants or less commonly podobranchia

ˌ⸗⸗ˈbraŋkēə

plural podobranchs

-ks

also podobranchiae

-kīˌē

: a gill attached to the basal segment of a thoracic limb of a crustacean compare arthrobranch, pleurobranch

Word History

Etymology

New Latin podobranchia, from pod- + -branchia (gill)

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