branchia C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈbræŋkiə/ UK /ˈbræŋkiə/ See IPA manual Freq #454880 Meanings 1 noun zoology: a gill or another respiratory organ with the same function in an aquatic animal Each branchia extracts dissolved oxygen from the water passing over it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · zoology: a gill or another... gill Word family Forms branchiae Derived forms branchialbranchiatebranchiferous Related forms gillrespirationaquatic Etymology From Latin branchia, borrowed from Ancient Greek brankhia, 'gills,' the plural of brankhion, 'fin.' English preserves the learned singular branchia and the plural branchiae. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # branchia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbræŋkiə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbræŋkiə/ **Frequency rank:** 454880 ## Meanings 1. zoology: a gill or another respiratory organ with the same function in an aquatic animal ## Examples - Each branchia extracts dissolved oxygen from the water passing over it. ## Synonyms - gill ## Derived Forms - branchial - branchiate - branchiferous ## Related Forms - gill - respiration - aquatic ## Etymology From Latin branchia, borrowed from Ancient Greek brankhia, 'gills,' the plural of brankhion, 'fin.' English preserves the learned singular branchia and the plural branchiae. ## Topics - Animals markdown