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marsipobranchia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mar-sipo-branchia
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

A class of Vertebrata , lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma , and Lamprey . Called also Marsipobranchiata , and Marsipobranchii .

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What does marsipobranchia mean?
A class of Vertebrata , lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma , and Lamprey . Called also Marsipobranchiata , and Marsipobranchii .

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