metabranchial
Met`a*bran"chi*al, a. Etym: [Meta- + branchial.] (Zoöl.) Defn: Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiæ.
Met`a*bran"chi*al, a. Etym: [Meta- + branchial.] (Zoöl.) Defn: Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiæ.