lophobranch

[ lof-uh-brangk, loh-fuh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, seahorses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc.

noun

a lophobranch fish.

lophobranch

/ ˈləʊfəˌbræŋk; ˌləʊfəˈbræŋkɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /

noun

any teleost fish of the suborder Lophobranchii, having the gills arranged in rounded tufts: includes the pipefishes and sea horses

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Lophobranchii

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Derived Forms

lophobranchiate, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lophobranch¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Lophobranchii name of the group, from Greek lóph(os) “crest (of a helmet or hill), tuft” + -o- connecting vowel + branchí(a) “gills (of fishes), bronchial tubes” + Latin -ī nominative plural noun ending; branchia, -o-

lopho-lophodont

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