dibranchiate

dibranchiate
/duy brang"kee it, -kee ayt'/, adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Dibranchiata, a subclass or order of cephalopods with two gills, including the decapods and octopods.
n.
2. a dibranchiate cephalopod.
[1825-35; < NL Dibranchiata; see DI-1, BRANCHIATE]

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  • dibranchiate — di·bran·chi·ate …   English syllables

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