branchiform

English

Alternative forms

• branchiiform

Etymology

From Latin branchia, branchiae (“gills”) + -form.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbraŋkɪfɔːm/

Adjective

branchiform (comparative more branchiform, superlative most branchiform)

1. (zoology) Gill-shaped.
   • 1887, “Summary or Current Researches Relating to Zoology and Botany […]”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, Part I, London, Edinburgh: […] Williams & Norgate, page 386:

     The ear-shaped or branchiform stigma of Otostigma and Branchiostoma is due to the oblique form of the cone along a small part of its length; on the base of the stigmata of these forms there appear a few of those irregular darkly coloured patches, beset with small hooks, which are so common in the Chilopoda.