PNEUMOBRANCHIA


Meaning of PNEUMOBRANCHIA in English

ˌn(y)üməˈbraŋkēə noun plural

or pneu·mo·bran·chi·a·ta -ˌbraŋkēˈäd.ə, -äd.ə

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + -branchia or branchiata

in former classifications : a group of terrestrial snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) comprising those (as members of the genus Helicina ) in which the gills are replaced by a respiratory sac

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