1 pulmobranchia | Definition of pulmobranchia

pulmobranchia

noun
pul·​mo·​branchia | \ ¦pəl(ˌ)mō+\
plural pulmobranchiae

Definition of pulmobranchia

1 : a gill or similar organ so modified as to breathe air
2 : a book lung (as of a spider)

Other Words from pulmobranchia

pulmobranchial \ ¦⸗⸗+ \ adjective
pulmobranchiate \ "+ \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for pulmobranchia

New Latin, from pulmo- + -branchia

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