abranchiata

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See also: Abranchiata

Translingual

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Adjective

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abranchiata

  1. feminine of abranchiatus

English

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Etymology

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From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not) + βράγχια (bránkhia, gills) + -ata.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌɑ.tə/, /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌeɪ.tə/
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Noun

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abranchiata (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, zoology) An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
  2. (obsolete, zoology) Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.

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