unibranchiate

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adjective

Having only one gill.

“Some molluscs are unibranchiate.”

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Meanings

adjectiveunibranchiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebiologyHaving only one gill.

    Some molluscs are unibranchiate.

Origin

From uni- + branchiate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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