abranchiate

/ə'bræɳkiəl/ Cách viết khác : (abranchiate) /ə'bræɳkiit/

Thân thiện

The marine biologist studies an abranchiate sea slug in the aquarium.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having no gills: Describes an animal that lacks gills, the respiratory organs used for breathing in water.

Usage

• The word "abranchiate" is a specialized biological term. It is used to classify or describe certain animals, particularly within zoology and comparative anatomy.
• It is typically used in scientific writing, academic texts, or technical descriptions.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Certain terrestrial worms are abranchiate, as they breathe through their skin.
  • The study focused on the respiratory systems of abranchiate mollusks.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contrast to "branchiate" (having gills) to highlight a key anatomical difference in respiratory adaptation.
  • The evolutionary shift from a branchiate to an abranchiate state allowed the species to colonize land.

Variants and Related Words

• Branchiate (adj): Having gills.
• Abranchial (adj): An alternative form meaning the same as "abranchiate."

Synonyms

• Gill-less: The more common, non-technical synonym.
• Without gills: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Branchiate: Having gills.
• Gilled: Possessing gills.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having no gills

Từ đồng nghĩa

• abranchial
• abranchious
• gill-less