- trichobranchia
- trich·o·branchia
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trichobranchia
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Trichobranchia — Trich o*bran chi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. tri x, tricho s, hair + branchia.] (Zo[ o]l.) The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trichobranchia — n. pl. [Gr. thrix, hair; branchia, gill] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) A gill with a series of filamentous lateral branches arising from the main stem or branchial axis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trichobranchia — … Useful english dictionary
trichobranch — A type of decapod gill bearing a series of radiating unbranched filaments [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Gill of filamentous structure with hair like projections from axis (e.g., crayfish). (Syn. trichobranchia) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Gill with … Crustacea glossary
trichobranchiate — adjective see trichobranchia … Useful english dictionary
