Found 2 items, similar to Branchia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: branchia branchia n : respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: gill] [also: branchiae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Branchia Branchia \Bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. Branchi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?.] (Anat.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have. [1913 Webster]