branchiform

[ brang-kuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈbræŋ kəˌfɔrm /

adjective

shaped like a gill.

Origin of branchiform

First recorded in 1835–45; branchi- + -form

Words nearby branchiform

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

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