- lophobranch
- loph·o·branch
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lophobranch
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Lophobranch — Loph o*branch, a. [Gr. lofia crest or tuft + bra gchion gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Lophobranchii}. n. One of the {Lophobranchii}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lophobranch — [lō′fə braŋk΄, läf′əbraŋk΄] adj. [< ModL Lophobranchii < Gr lophos, crest, tuft + branchion, gill] of an order (Gasterosteiformes) of bony fishes having gills arranged in tufts n. a fish of this order, including pipefishes and sea horses … English World dictionary
lophobranch — lophobranchiate /lof euh brang kee it, ayt , loh feuh /, adj., n. /lof euh brangk , loh feuh /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc. n. 2 … Universalium
lophobranch — /ˈloʊfəbræŋk/ (say lohfuhbrangk) noun 1. any of the Lophobranchii, an order or group of teleost fishes having gills in tufts, as the seahorses, pipefishes, etc. –adjective 2. belonging or relating to the Lophobranchii. {Greek lopho(s) crest +… …
lophobranch — adj. (of a fish) having the gills arranged in tufts. Etymology: LOPHO + BRANCHIA … Useful english dictionary
lo|pho|bran|chi|ate — «LOH fuh BRANG kee ayt, iht; LOF uh », adjective, noun. = lophobranch. (Cf. ↑lophobranch) … Useful english dictionary
calcar — Hippocampus Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ergot — Hippocampus Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hippocampus — Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hippocampus brevirostris — Hippocampus Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
