ˌfiləˈbraŋkēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from fili- + -branchia
: an order of Lamellibranchia that comprises marine bivalve mollusks having two pairs of laminated gills formed of distinct V-shaped filaments with interfilamentary junctions either absent or formed by groups of interlocking cilia and nonvascular and that includes mussels, ark shells, and scallops
• fil·i·bran·chi·ate | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷kēə̇t, -ēˌāt adjective