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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) and βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Noun
lophobranch (plural lophobranchs)
- (zoology, obsolete) Any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.
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