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abranchiate

[ ey-brang-kee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. having no gills.


abranchiate

/ -ˌeɪt; əˈbræŋkɪɪt /

adjective

  1. zoology having no gills
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abranchiate1

1850–55; a- 6 + Greek ²ú°ùá²Ô³¦³ó¾± ( a ) (neuter plural) gills + -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abranchiate1

C19: a- 1+ branchiate
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Yet in captivity by reducing the quantity of water in which it is placed the young Axolotl can be forced to breathe air, and then it undergoes complete metamorphosis to the abranchiate condition.

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