Etymology

abranchiata

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Today it means: An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀ-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“not”
  2. English todayabranchiata

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”) + -ata.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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