siphonobranchiate

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English

Etymology

From translingual Siphonobranchiata (see -ate), from siphono- +‎ branchia +‎ -ata.

Adjective

siphonobranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) Having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

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