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Trichobranchia


Trichˊo-bran′chi-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
τρίξ
,
τριχός
, hair +
branchia
.]
(Zool.)
The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.

Definition 2024


trichobranchia

trichobranchia

English

Noun

trichobranchia (plural trichobranchiae)

  1. (zoology) The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.