symbranchoid

adjective

sym·​bran·​choid

simˈbraŋˌkȯid

: resembling or related to the Synbranchidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Symbranchus (synonym of Synbranchus, type genus of the Synbranchidae, from syn- + Latin branchia gill) + English -oid

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