Dorsibranchiata

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

  dorsibranchiata \dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L.
     dorsum back + branchiae gills.] (Zool.)
     A division of ch[ae]topod annelids in which the branchi[ae]
     are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See
     Illusts. under {Annelida} and {Ch[ae]topoda}.]
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