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cryptobranchiate

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having hidden gills; having the branchiæ concealed; specifically, of or pertaining to the Cryptobranchiata in any sense. Also cryptobranch.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having concealed or rudimentary gills.

Etymologies

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crypto- +‎ branchiate

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