Meanings
adjectivedibranchiate (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoletebiologyHaving two gills.
noundibranchiate (plural dibranchiates)
plural dibranchiates
- obsoletebiologyAny of the Dibranchiata, a former order of cephalopod having two gills
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncephalopods having two gills
Similar
dibranchiate molluskdibranch
Broader
cephalopodcephalopod mollusk
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
dibranchiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibranchiate
MLA
“dibranchiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibranchiate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dibranchiate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibranchiate.
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