pleurobranch
noun
pleu·ro·branch
\ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk\
variants: less commonly
pleurobranchia
Definition of pleurobranch
pleurobranchs
\-ks\ alsopleurobranchiae
\-kēˌē\: a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax — compare podobranch
pleurobranchial
orpleurobranchiate
\-ēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjectiveRead the Latest from M-W
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Origin and Etymology of pleurobranch
pleurobranch International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -branch; pleurobranchia from New Latin, from pleur- + -branchia
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