BRANCHIOPNEUSTIC


Meaning of BRANCHIOPNEUSTIC in English

/brang'kee op nooh"stik, -nyooh"-/ , adj. Entomol.

breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.

[ BRANCHIO- + Gk pneustikós, equiv. to pneus- (verbid s. of pneîn to breathe) + -tikos -TIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .