Helen Fenton

Branchiogastropoda: Definition and part of speech

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Branchiogastropoda

  1. n. pl. Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchiae, including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Branchiopoda: Definition and part of speech

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Branchiopoda

  1. n. pl. An order of Entomostraca; — so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Branchiostegal: Definition and part of speech

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Branchiostegal

  1. n. A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.
  2. a. Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.