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Zygobranchia
‖
Zygˊo-bran′chi-a
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr.
ζυγόν
a yoke + [GREEK] a gill.] (Zool.)
A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are also paired. The abalone (
Haliotis
) and the keyhole limpet (Fissurella
) are examples. Definition 2024
Zygobranchia
Zygobranchia
Translingual
Proper noun
Zygobranchia
- (dated, zoology) A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – marine gastropods in which the gills are developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are also paired. The abalone (Haliotis) and the keyhole limpet (Fissurella) are examples..