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branchia vs external gill

external gill vs branchia

branchia and external gill both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
branchia Yes No No No
external gill Yes No No No
As nouns, external gill is a hyponym of branchia; that is, external gill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than branchia:
  • branchia: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
  • external gill: occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians
Other hyponyms of branchia include ctenidium, ceras, tracheal gill.
branchia (noun) external gill (noun)
respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians
Difference between branchia and external gill

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