Definition of branchia Branchia
bran•chi•a
We found 4 definitions of branchia from 4 different sources.
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What does branchia mean?
WordNet
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| branchia - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water | ||
| gill | ||
| respiratory organ any organ involved in the process of respiration | ||
| ctenidium comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks | ||
| ceras one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills | ||
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Wiktionary 
- branchia (Noun)
A gill or other organ having the same function.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- branchia (n.)
A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
Part of speech
🔤- branchia, noun, singular of branchiae.
