cryptobranchiate

adjective

Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.

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Meanings

adjectivecryptobranchiate (comparative more cryptobranchiate, superlative most cryptobranchiate)

comparative more cryptobranchiate · superlative most cryptobranchiate

  1. biologyHaving concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.
nouncryptobranchiate (plural cryptobranchiates)

plural cryptobranchiates

    Origin

    From crypto- + branchiate.

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    APA

    cryptobranchiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobranchiate

    MLA

    “cryptobranchiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobranchiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptobranchiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobranchiate.

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