pseudobranch
noun
pseu·do·branch
ˈsüdōˌbraŋk
variants or pseudobranchia or pseudobranchium
ˌ⸗⸗ˈbraŋkēə
-ēəm
plural pseudobranchs
-ks
or pseudobranchiae -kēˌē
or pseudobranchia -kēə
: an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
pseudobranchial adjective
¦⸗⸗¦braŋkēəl
or pseudobranchiate
-ēə̇t,
-ēˌāt
Word History
Etymology
pseudobranch from New Latin pseudobranchia; pseudobranchia from New Latin, from pseud- + -branchia; pseudobranchium from New Latin, from pseudobranchia