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Cryptobranchus

noun
Cryp·​to·​bran·​chus | \ -ŋkəs\

Definition of Cryptobranchus

: the type genus of Cryptobranchidae comprising the hellbenders

History and Etymology for Cryptobranchus

New Latin, from crypt- + Greek branchos gill; probably akin to Greek bronchos windpipe, throat

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