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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Branchia \Bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. {Branchi[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ?,
     pl. of ?.] (Anat.)
     A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained
     in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  branchiae
       See {branchia}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  branchia
       n : respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen
           dissolved in water [syn: {gill}]
       [also: {branchiae} (pl)]

















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