Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Overlying the middle of the branchial chambers: applied specifically to a median subdivision of the branchial region of the carapace of a crab, called the mesobranchial lobe. See cut under
Brachyura .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Of or pertaining to a region of the
carapace of acrab covering the middlebranchial region.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
meso- + branchial
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mesobranchial.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.