branchia

Other forms: branchiae

Definitions of branchia

1. noun

   respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
   synonyms: gill

   types:

   ctenidium

   comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

   ceras

   one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills

   external gill

   occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians

   type of:

   respiratory organ

   any organ involved in the process of respiration