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tetrabranchiate definition

tetra·bran·chi·ate (te′trə braŋ′kē it, -āt′)

adjective

having two pairs of gills: said of nautiloid cephalopods

Etymology: ModL tetrabranchiatus: see tetra-, branchiae, & -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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