branchiopneustic









branchiopneustic


branchiopneustic [brang-kee-op-noo-stik, -nyoo-] Word Origin adjective Entomology.

  1. breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.

Origin of branchiopneustic branchio- + Greek pneustikós, equivalent to pneus- (verbid stem of pneîn to breathe) + -tikos -tic

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