ZYGOBRANCHIATE
\zˌa͡ɪɡəbɹˈankɪˌe͡ɪt], \zˌaɪɡəbɹˈankɪˌeɪt], \z_ˌaɪ_ɡ_ə_b_ɹ_ˈa_n_k_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\
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By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] Having the gills symmetrically placed and renal organs paired; appl. a group of Gastropods (zool.).
By J.H. Kenneth
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z[=i]-g[=o]-brang'ki-[=a]t, adj. having paired gills or ctenidia, as certain molluscs: belonging to the ZYGOBRANCHI[=A]'TA, an order or suborder of Gastropoda.--Also ZY'GOBRANCH. [Gr. zygon, yoke, brangchia, gills.]
By Thomas Davidson
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