mastigobranchia
noun
mas·ti·go·bran·chia
ˌmastə̇gōˈbraŋkēə
plural mastigobranchiae
-kēˌē
: a process of the thoracic limbs of decapod crustaceans resembling a brush and used for cleaning the gills
mastigobranchial adjective
¦⸗⸗⸗¦braŋkēəl
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from mastig- + -branchia (gill)
- engendure
- engg
- engild
- engilded
- engilding
- engilds
- engin
- engine
- engine bell
- engine burn fracture
- engine company
- engine control
- engine driver
- engine lathe
- engine mount
- engine room
- engine sand
- engine turning
- engine-room telegraph
- engine-size
- engine-turn
- engined
- engineer
- engineer boot
- engineer's brake valve