ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk noun
also pleu·ro·bran·chia ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēə
( plural pleurobranchs -ks ; also pleurobranchi·ae -kēˌē)
Etymology: pleurobranch International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -branch; pleurobranchia from New Latin, from pleur- + -branchia
: a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax — compare podobranch
• pleu·ro·bran·chi·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|braŋkēəl or pleu·ro·bran·chi·ate -ēə̇t, -ēˌāt adjective