branchie
French
Etymology
From Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.ʃi/
Audio (France) (file) - Homophone: branchies
Noun
branchie f (plural branchies)
- (animal anatomy) gill
Derived terms
- branchial
Further reading
- “branchie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
branchie f
- plural of branchia