SINCE 1828
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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