abranchiata

See also: Abranchiata

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”) + -ata

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌɑ.tə/, /eɪˈbɹæŋ.kiˌeɪ.tə/

Noun

abranchiata (uncountable)

1. (zoology) An obsolete order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.
2. Any of a number of gill-less animals excluding Abranchia.