a. [ Gr. lofia` crest or tuft + bra`gchion gill. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. -- n. One of the Lophobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. lo`fos a crest or tuft + bra`gchion gill. ] (Zool.) An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes. [ 1913 Webster ]