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单词 cryptobranchiate
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Definition of cryptobranchiate in English:

cryptobranchiate

adjective ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪətˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt
Zoology
  • 1Designating aquatic invertebrates with concealed gills, especially certain nudibranch molluscs that are able to completely retract their gills; of or relating to such invertebrates.

  • 2= cryptobranch. rare.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From crypto- + -branchiate. With sense 1 compare French cryptobranche.

Definition of cryptobranchiate in US English:

cryptobranchiate

adjective
Zoology
  • 1Designating aquatic invertebrates with concealed gills, especially certain nudibranch molluscs that are able to completely retract their gills; of or relating to such invertebrates.

  • 2= cryptobranch. rare.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From crypto- + -branchiate. With sense 1 compare French cryptobranche.

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