Pseudobranchiae

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

  Pseudobranchia \Pseu`do*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.
     {Pseudobranchi[ae]}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Branchia}.]
     (Anat.)
     A rudimentary branchia, or gill. -- {Pseu`do*bran"chi*al}, a.
     [1913 Webster]