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pleurobranch

noun
pleu·​ro·​branch | \ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk\
variants: or less commonly pleurobranchia \ ˌ⸗⸗ˈbraŋkēə \
plural pleurobranchs\ -​ks \ also pleurobranchiae\ -​kēˌē \

Definition of pleurobranch 

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

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Other Words from pleurobranch

pleurobranchial \ ¦⸗⸗¦braŋkēəl \ or pleurobranchiate \ -​ēə̇t, -​ēˌāt \ adjective

History and Etymology for pleurobranch

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

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