branchiferous

English

Etymology

From branchia +‎ -ferous, or directly from New Latin branchiferus.

Adjective

branchiferous (not comparable)

1. (zoology, archaic) Having gills; branchiate.

References

• “branchiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.