dorsibranchiate
English
Etymology
From dorsi- + branchiate.
Adjective
dorsibranchiate (not comparable)
- (obsolete, zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.
Noun
dorsibranchiate (plural dorsibranchiates)
- (obsolete, zoology) Any marine worm of the Dorsibranchiata.
References
- “dorsibranchiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.