perennibranchiate

Per*en`ni*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [See Perennial, and Branchiate.] 1. (Anat.) Defn: Having branchæ, or gills, through life; -- said especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus. Opposed to caducibranchiate. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: Belonging to the Perennibranchiata.

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