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branchia vs ctenidium

ctenidium vs branchia

branchia and ctenidium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
branchia Yes No No No
ctenidium Yes No No No
As nouns, ctenidium is a hyponym of branchia; that is, ctenidium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than branchia:
  • branchia: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
  • ctenidium: comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
Other hyponyms of branchia include ceras, external gill, tracheal gill.
branchia (noun) ctenidium (noun)
respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
Difference between branchia and ctenidium

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