lophobranch
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) and βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Noun edit
lophobranch (plural lophobranchs)
- (zoology, obsolete) Any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.
References edit
- “lophobranch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.