branchiate

[ brang-kee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective Zoology.

having gills.

Origin of branchiate

First recorded in 1865–70; branchi- + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM branchiate

mul·ti·bran·chi·ate, adjective

Words nearby branchiate

branchial cell, branchial cleft, branchial duct, branchial groove, branchial pouch, branchiate, branchiform, branching, branchio-, branchiomotor nuclei, branchiopneustic