perennibranch i at a

pl. [Lat. perennis enduring, and Mod. Lat. branch i at a (q.v.).] Zool .: A group of the sub-order Ichthyoidea (q.v.). There are two families, Sirenide and Proteide; sometimes a third, Me no branch ide, is doubtfully added. They have long bodies, short limbs, the hinder pair sometimes absent; branchise and gill clefts persistent in all. Usually there are superior maxillary bones, and the palate is armed with teeth. pě-rěn-ni-brăn-chi-ate, adj . & s. [PERENNI BRANCH I AT A.] A. As adj .: Having the branchise or gills permanent; of or pertaining to the Perennibranch i at a. B. As subst.: Any individual amphibian of the section Perennibranch i at a (q. v.). *pě-rěn-ni-tě, subst . [Fr. pérennité , from Lat. perennitatem , acc us. of perennitas , from perennis = lasting, perennial (q. v.).] The quality or state of being perennial; an enduring or lasting throughout the year without ceasing; perpetuity. †pěr-er-rā-tion, s. [Latin per err at us , pa. par. of pererro = to wander over or through: per = through, and erro = to wander.] A wandering, rambling, or straying in various places. "To spend our dayes in a perpetual per err at i on ."- Bp . Hall : Ep. ii., dec. 5.