ˌt(y)übyələˌbraŋkēˈäd.ə, -ˈād.ə noun plural
Etymology: New Latin, from tubuli- + Branchiata
in former classifications : an artificial group of gastropod mollusks including those (as of the genus Vermetus ) having a tubular shell
• tu·bu·li·bran·chi·ate | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|braŋkēə̇t, -ēˌāt adjective or noun