Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no branchiæ or gills, as certain worms, for example the earthworm, in which respiration is carried on by the moist skin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Abranchiate.
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- adjective zoology Lacking
gills ;abranchiate
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- adjective having no gills
Etymologies
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a- + branchial
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