dibranchiate
[ dahy-brang-kee-it, -kee-eyt ]
/ daɪˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -kiˌeɪt /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Dibranchiata, a subclass or order of cephalopods with two gills, including the decapods and octopods.
noun
a dibranchiate cephalopod.
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Example sentences from the Web for dibranchiate
With this should be compared the similar view of the sub-pallial chamber of the Dibranchiate Sepia.
The dibranchiate genera, however, appear to have reached their maximum at the present day.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote ArnoldAs compared with this in a Dibranchiate, we find (fig. 25) only four apertures, viz.
An extinct group of Dibranchiate Cephalopods, comprising the Belemnites and their allies.
The Ancient Life History of the Earth |Henry Alleyne Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for dibranchiate
dibranchiate
/ (daɪˈbræŋkɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
noun
any dibranchiate mollusc