branchiate
/'brækieit/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having gills: Describes an organism that possesses gills, which are respiratory organs used for breathing in water.
Usage
- The adjective "branchiate" is a specialized biological term. It is used to describe aquatic animals that breathe through gills. It is the direct opposite of "abranchiate" (lacking gills).
Examples
Advanced Usage
- In scientific classification, the term can be used to specify respiratory anatomy.
- The study focused on the branchiate species within the ecosystem.
Variants and Related Words
- Branchia (noun): The technical term for gill or gills.
- Abranchiate (adjective): Lacking gills.
Synonyms
- Gilled: Having gills.
- Lamellibranch: (Specifically for bivalve mollusks) Having plate-like gills.
Antonyms
- Abranchiate: Without gills.
- Pulmonate: Having lungs or a lung-like organ.
Adjective
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provided with gills
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a gilled tadpole
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