Definition
A gill-like breathing organ found in some fish where only one side of the gill structure (instead of both sides) bears the filaments used for gas exchange.
Etymology
From Greek 'hemi-' (half) plus 'branch' (from Old Norse 'brönk' meaning gill). The term emerged in 19th-century ichthyology (fish science) to describe anatomical variations in fish gill structure.
Kelly Says
Most fish have full gills with feathery filaments on both sides, but some species evolved hemibranchs—they sacrifice surface area for efficiency, proving that nature doesn't always choose the maximum solution when a smaller one works well enough.
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف-قشري
nisf-qash-ri
BNবাংলা
আধা-শাখা
a-dha-sha-kha
CACatalà
hemibranqui
e-mi-bran-qui
CSČeština
polovička-větev
po-lo-vička-ve-tev
DADansk
halv-gren
halv-gren
DEDeutsch
Hemibranche
he-mi-bran-che
ELΕλληνικά
ημι-κλάδος
e-mi-kla-dos
ESEspañol
hemibranquio
e-mi-bran-k-io
FAفارسی
نیمه-شاخ
nima-shakh
FISuomi
puolihaara
puoli-ha-ara
FRFrançais
hémi-branche
e-mi-bran-sh
GUGU
આધાર-શાખ
aa-dhaar-shakh
HAHA
karya-kasa
ka-rya-ka-sa
HEעברית
חצי-ענף
chatzi-enaf
HIहिन्दी
आधा-श्वास
a-dha-shwaas
HUMagyar
félbranch
fe-lb-ranch
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah-sirip
se-tan-gah-si-rip
IGIG
nke-nke-nwa
nke-nke-nwa
ITItaliano
hemibranche
e-mi-bran-che
KKKK
жартық-тамыр
jar-tyq-ta-myr
KMKM
ក្បាល-ស្វាយ
k'baal-sva-y
KO한국어
반지느러미
ban-ji-neul-eo-mi
MRMR
आर्ध-शाखा
a-ardha-shakha
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh-cabang
se-pa-ruh-ca-bang
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်-ခွေး
a-le-l-khwe
NLNederlands
half-branch
half-branch
NONorsk
halvgren
halv-gren
PAPA
ਅੱਧ-ਸ਼ਾਖ
ad-dha-shakh
PLPolski
pół-gałęź
pół-ga-lęź
PTPortuguês
hemibranquio
e-mi-bran-k-io
RORomână
hemibranh
e-mi-branh
RUРусский
полужел
po-lu-zhe-l
SVSvenska
halvbransch
halv-bran-sch
SWKiswahili
nusu-shina
nu-su-shi-na
TAதமிழ்
அரை-பட்டை
a-rai-pat-tai
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధభాగం
aar-dha-bhaagam
THไทย
ครึ่งปีก
krung-pee-k
TLTL
kalahati-sanga
ka-la-ha-ti-san-ga
TRTürkçe
yarım-dalga
yarim-dal-ga
UKУкраїнська
напів-галузка
na-piv-ga-luzka
URاردو
نیمہ-شاخ
ni-ma-sha-kh
VITiếng Việt
nửa mang
nua-mang
YOYO
ni-gbẹ-gbẹ
ni-gbe-gbe
ZUZU
nhlanu-phondo
nhlanu-phon-do