Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debranchiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-branchi-ate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking branchiae.

Example Sentences

"If this is the significance of septa in the nautilus, the same must be said of all nautiloid shells, and the families of Ammonites and Orthoceratites; and as the structure of the phragmacone of Belemnites is essentially similar, it must also be applied to such debranchiate shells as are chambered."
"One was wholly debranchiate, the other had but one gill plume remaining."
"Sectioned buccal masses of several debranchiate cephalopods prepared by Mrs. von Boletzky were studied with the help of S. von Boletzky at the Laboratoire Arago in Banyuls-sur-Mer."

Etymology

From de- + branchiate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Synonyms

abranchial abranchiate abranchious

Questions

What does debranchiate mean?: Lacking branchiae.
Where does debranchiate come from?: From de- + branchiate.

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