Abranchiata
See also: abranchiata
Translingual
Etymology
From abranchiatus
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌɑ.tə/, /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌeɪ.tə/
Proper noun
Abranchiata
- (archaic) An obsolete order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.
- (archaic) Any of a number of gill-less animals excluding Abranchia.
Further reading
- Abranchiata in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.