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inferobranchiate

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the gills inferior in position; specifically, of or pertaining to the Inferobranchiata. Also inferobranchian.
  • noun A member of the Inferobranchiata.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.

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  • adjective zoology Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.

Etymologies

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Latin inferus lower + English branchiate.

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