branchio-

a combining form meaning “gills,” used in the formation of compound words: branchiopod.
Also especially before a vowel, branchi-.

Origin of branchio-

combining form representing Greek bránchia branchia

Words nearby branchio-

branchial groove, branchial pouch, branchiate, branchiform, branching, branchio-, branchiomotor nuclei, branchiopneustic, branchiopod, branchiostegal, branchiostegous