Branchia

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• Branchia — may refer to:* Branchia, an Ancient Greek word for gills. * Branchia (genus), a genus of arthropods …   Wikipedia

• Branchia — Bran chi*a, n.; pl. {Branchi[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?.] (Anat.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• branchia — n.; pl. chiae [Gr. branchia, gills] Respiratory organs; a gill; a ctenidium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• branchia — The gills, or organs of respiration, in water living animals. [G. gill] * * * bran·chia braŋ kē ə n, pl chi·ae kē .ē, .ī GILL (1) * * * bran·chia (brangґke ə) [Gr. branchia gills] the gills of fishes and of others of the lower vertebrates;… …   Medical dictionary

• branchia — bràn·chia s.f. TS zool. organo di respirazione di solito situato ai lati della testa dei pesci e di altri animali acquatici, filamentoso o lamellare, ricco di vasi sanguigni {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1558. ETIMO: dal lat. tardo branchĭa(m),… …   Dizionario italiano

• branchia — [ braŋkɪə] noun (plural branchiae kɪi:) the gills of fish and some invertebrates. Derivatives branchial adjective Origin C17: from L. branchia, (plural) branchiae, from Gk brankhia (plural) …   English new terms dictionary

• Branchia — žiauna statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Branchia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pagrindiniai terminai …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

• branchia — n.pl. (also branchiae) gills. Derivatives: branchial adj. branchiate adj. Etymology: L branchia, pl. ae, f. Gk bragkhia pl …   Useful english dictionary

• branchia — (plural branchiae)) gill …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• branchia — /brang kee euh/, n., pl. branchiae / kee ee /. Zool. a gill. [1350 1400; ME < Gk: gills, pl. of BRÁNCHION fin] * * * …   Universalium