Phyllobranchia

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

  Phyllobranchia \Phyl`lo*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. {Phyllobranci[ae]}.
     [NL. See {Phyllo-}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)
     A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.
     [1913 Webster] phylloclade