tracheobranchia

Tra`che*o*bran"chi*a, n.; pl. Tracheobranchlae. Etym: [NL. See Trachea, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) Defn: One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvæ. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects.

tracheobranchia - Similar Words

trachelobranchiate tracheobronchial trichobranchia pterobranchia anthobranchia extrabranchial ceratobranchia trachenchyma tetrabranchiate tetrabranchiata