abranchiate

 [ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt]  

a·bran·chi·ate

   [ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt]
adjective Zoology.
having no gills.
Also, a·bran·chi·al  [ey-brang-kee-uhl] .

Origin:
1850–55; a-6 + Greek bránchi(a) (neuter plural) gills + -ate1
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Abranchiate is always a great word to know.
So is arthropoda. Does it mean:
cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales
phylum comprised of arthropods
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abranchiate or abranchial (əˈbræŋkɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
 
—adj
zoology having no gills
 
[C19: a-1 + branchiate]
 
abranchial or abranchial
 
—adj
 
[C19: a-1 + branchiate]

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