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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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