ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēˌī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from loph- + -branchii (from Greek branchion gill) — more at branchia
in some classifications : an order of small teleost fishes that comprise the sea horses and pipefishes and are coextensive with the family Syngnathidae and that are sometimes considered a suborder of Thoracostei