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inferobranch Zool.|ˈɪnfərəʊˌbræŋk| [f. infero- + L. branchiæ gills: cf. mod.L. Inferobranchiata.] One of the order or sub-order Inferobranchiata of gastropod molluscs, originally comprising those in which the gills are situated under the projecting border of the mantle, now extended to include allied forms without gills. So ˌinferoˈbranchian, ˌinferoˈbranchiate adjs., belonging to the Inferobranchiata; ns. = inferobranch.
1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 411/2 Met with in the..Inferobranchiate..orders. 1847Craig, Inferobranchians. 1851–6Woodward Mollusca 34 In some of the Gasteropoda, the respiratory organs form tufts..protected by a fold of the mantle, as in the inferobranchs and tectibranchs of Cuvier. |