tetrabranchiate
[ te-truh-brang-kee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
Origin of tetrabranchiate
First recorded in 1825–35;
tetra- +
branchiate
Words nearby tetrabranchiate
tetr-,
tetra,
tetra-,
tetrabasic,
tetrabrach,
tetrabranchiate,
tetrabromofluorescein,
tetracaine,
tetracaine hydrochloride,
tetracene,
tetrachloride
British Dictionary definitions for tetrabranchiate
tetrabranchiate
adjective (ˌtɛtrəˈbræŋkɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
of, relating to, or belonging to the Tetrabranchiata, a former order of cephalopod molluscs having four gills and including the pearly nautilus
noun (ˌtɛtrəˈbræŋkɪˌeɪt)
any mollusc belonging to the Tetrabranchiata