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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