cryptobranchiate

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ branchiate.

Adjective

cryptobranchiate (comparative more cryptobranchiate, superlative most cryptobranchiate)

  1. (zoology) Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.

Noun

cryptobranchiate (plural cryptobranchiates)

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