*branchiate*

a. (Anat.) Furnished with branchiæ; as, branchiate segments. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. caducus falling (fr. cadere to fall) + E. branchiate. ] (Zool.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having concealed or rudimentary gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cyclo- + branchiate. ] (Zool) Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Derm + branchiate. ] (Zool.) Having the skin modified to serve as a gill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having two gills. -- n. One of the Dibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having branchiæ along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. -- n. One of the Dorsibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the Elasmobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inferus lower + E. branchiate. ] (Zool.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Zool.) Same as Nudibranch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata. -- n. One of the Opisthobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Pallium, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pecten, -inis, a comb + E. branchiate. ] (Zool.) Having pectinated gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Perennial, and Branchiate. ] 1. (Anat.) Having branchæ, or gills, through life; -- said especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus. Opposed to caducibranchiate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Perennibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ], . a. & n. (Zool.) Same as Pulmonibranchiata, -ate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Zool.) Same as Pulmonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. -- n. One of the Scutibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata. -- n. One of the Siphonobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate. ] (Zool.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra + branchiate. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata. -- n. One of the Tetrabranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr.&unr_; + E. tranchiate. ] (Zool.) Having the gills situated upon the neck; -- said of certain mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Uni- + branchiate. ] (Zool.) Having but one gill, as certain molluscs. [ 1913 Webster ]

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