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dibranchiate definition

di·bran·chi·ate (dī braŋkē it, -āt′)

adjective

having one pair of gills: said of most cephalopods, including the squids and octopuses

Etymology: < ModL Dibranchia < Gr di-, two + branchia, gills of fish

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