branchial
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
branchial arch
— Noun
– English
～ one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
branchiate
— Adjective
– English
～ provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole"
branching
— Adjective
– English
～ resembling the branches of a tree
branching
— Noun
– English
～ the act of branching out or dividing into branches
Branchiobdella
— Noun
– English
～ type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
Branchiobdellidae
— Noun
– English
～ small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
branchiopod
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
branchiopod
— Noun
– English
～ aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
Branchiopoda
— Noun
– English
～ primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
branchiopodan
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
branchiopodan
— Noun
– English
～ aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
branchiopodous
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Branchiostegidae
— Noun
– English
～ small family of marine fishes having covered gills
Branchiura
— Noun
– English
～ copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
branchless
— Adjective
– English
～ having no branches
branchlet
— Noun
– English
～ a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
branchy
— Adjective
– English
～ having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk"