siphonobranchiate

English

Etymology

From translingual Siphonobranchiata (see -ate), from siphono- +‎ branchia +‎ -ata.

Adjective

siphonobranchiate (not comparable)

1. (zoology, obsolete) Having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

References

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