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branchio- also incorrectly brancho-,|ˌbræŋkɪəʊ|
combining form of Gr. βράγχια gills, as in ˌbranchio-ˈanal a., pertaining to the branchiæ and anus. ˌbranchio-ˈcardiac a., belonging to the gills and heart. ˌbranchio-ˈgasteropod, pl. -poda, -pods, a gasteropod which breathes air through water; also, any gasteropod. ˌbranchio-ˈpallial a., pertaining to the gills and mantle of molluscs. ˌbranchio-paˈrietal a., pertaining to the gills and wall of the atrium (of molluscs).
1856Huxley in Woodward Mollusca 446 The part..behind [the mantle] becomes the branchio-anal surface. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 206/2 The blood..returns to the heart by means of the branchio-cardiac vessels. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. viii. 505 In all..Branchiogasteropods, the mantle secretes a cuticular shell. 1880Bastian Brain 84 The ‘auditory saccules’..are connected with this great branchio-pallial ganglion. 1856Woodward Mollusca iii. 334 The branchial sac is connected with the wall of the atrium by (branchio-parietal) vessels. |