dorsibranchiate

English

Etymology

From dorsi- +‎ branchiate.

Adjective

dorsibranchiate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.

Noun

dorsibranchiate (plural dorsibranchiates)

1. (obsolete, zoology) Any marine worm of the Dorsibranchiata.

References

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