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Parabranchial

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postbranchialposterior to the gills
prebranchialanterior of the gills
basibranchialnounAny fish that has such gills
abranchiousHaving no gills
abranchial(zoology) Lacking gills.
prosobranchiatenoun(zoology, uncommon) Synonym of prosobranch (“a gastropod with gills anterior to the heart”).
abranchiatenoun(zoology) Without gills.
branchiocardiacnounRelating to the gills and heart (of a fish)
cryptobranchiate(zoology) Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.
gilledHaving gills
pectinibranchiate(zoology, archaic) Having pectinated gills.
branchiostegousbranchiostegal
marsipobranchiate(zoology) Having pursed gills.
subbrachiannoun(ichthyology) Relating to fish of the order Subbrachiales.
cyclobranchiate(obsolete, zoology) Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets do.
inferobranchiate(zoology, archaic, said of some mollusks) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.
heterobranchiannounRelating to heterobranchs
branchiostegal(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
filibranchnoun(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
nucleobranchnoun(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata, a obsolete order of molluscs that have the gills packed in the shell along with the heart, such sea snails now mostly classified in the order Littorinimorpha.

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