Branchia

/ˈbræŋkiə/ noun

A gill or gill-like breathing structure found in aquatic animals such as fish, mollusks, and some crustaceans.

From Greek 'brankhia' (gill), from the root meaning 'that which pertains to the throat.' The term entered scientific Latin and then modern scientific terminology for respiratory organs.

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