branchiopneustic

[ brang-kee-op-noo-stik, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌbræŋ ki ɒpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu- /

adjective Entomology.

breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.

Origin of branchiopneustic

branchio- + Greek pneustikós, equivalent to pneus- (verbid stem of pneîn to breathe) + -tikos -tic