cryptobranchiate

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ branchiate.

Adjective

cryptobranchiate (comparative more cryptobranchiate, superlative most cryptobranchiate)

1. (zoology) Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.

Noun

cryptobranchiate (plural cryptobranchiates)

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References

• “cryptobranchiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.