unibranchiate

English

Etymology

uni- + branchiate

Adjective

unibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology, rare) Having only one gill.
    Some molluscs are unibranchiate.

References

  • unibranchiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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