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branchia

[brang-kee-uh]

bran·chi·a

[brang-kee-uh]
noun, plural -chi·ae [-kee-ee] . Zoology.
a gill.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Greek: gills, plural of bránchion fin
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Branchia is always a great word to know.
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vertebrate with body hair that nourishes young with milk from mammary glands
phylum comprised of annelids
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branchia (ˈbræŋkɪə)
 
n , pl -chiae
a gill in aquatic animals
 
'branchiate
 
adj

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