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Definition of: branchia
(brang′kē·ə) noun plural ·chi·ae (-ki·ē)
1. Zool. A gill.
2. plural Gills or gill-like appendages; respiratory organs of fish, modified for breathing the air contained in water. [<L <Gk. branchia, pl., gills]
—bran′chi·al adjective
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