Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lophobranch .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
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- adjective zoology Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
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Examples
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"The well-known habit of the lophobranchiate fish, of incubating their eggs in their pouches, also displays highly elaborated parental feeling.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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