Etymology

menobranch

M3E1N1O1B3R1A1N1C3H4

Today it means: A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus (formerly Menobranchus), with permanent external gills. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μένω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμένω“to remain”
  2. English todaymenobranch

From Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “to remain”) + βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμένω all →

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