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单词 labyrinthibranch
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labyrinthibranchn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Labyrinthibranchii.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Labyrinthibranchii, former group name (R. Owen 1846 in the source of quot. 1846) < classical Latin labyrinthus labyrinth n. + branchia gills (see -branch comb. form). N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (læbĭri·nþibræŋk) /læbɪˈrɪnθɪbræŋk/.
Zoology. Obsolete.
Any fish of the former group Labyrinthibranchii (now the suborder Anabantoidei); a labyrinth fish. Also attributive.
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1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 187 The Carp and other cyprinoid Fishes..have not the mechanical modifications for retaining water in contact with the gills, so characteristic of the Apodal, the Lophioid, and Labyrinthibranch fishes.
1853 Med. Times & Gaz. 9 Apr. 371/2 Accessory branchial organs in the Labyrinthibranchs and in certain fishes of the Ganges.
1856 Encycl. Brit. XII. (ed. 8) 289/1 The Siluroid Doras..do not possess any peculiar branchial reservoir like the Labyrinthibranchs or Anabasidæ, as this family is often called.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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