Definition of Protobranchia
:an order of Lamellibranchia comprising primitive bivalve mollusks in which the gills consist of a double row of simple lamellae not reflected or united
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Protobranchia
plural noun
Pro·to·branchia
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Origin and Etymology of protobranchia
New Latin, from prot- + -branchia
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