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abranchiate

(ā braŋ′kē it, -āt′)

adjective

without gills

Origin: < Gr a-, not + branchia, gills + -ate

noun

an animal without gills

Also abranchial

See abranchiate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An animal that has no gills.

adjective also a·bran·chi·al (-kē-əl)

Having no gills.

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