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80. branch ios teg ous (brang-ki-os'te-gus), a. [ branchiostege +-ous.] 1. Having covered gills: as, a branch ios teg ous fish.-2. Covering the gills; as, the branch ios teg ous membrane. Also branch ios teg an . Branch ios tom a (brang-ki-os'tō-mä), n. [NL., (Gr. βράγχια , gills, + στόμα, mouth: see stoma .] 1. A genus of lep to card i ans in which the mouth is surrounded by fringes, which were at one time erroneously supposed to have the fune branchiotrochal (brang-ki-ot'rō-kal), a. [ branchiotroch + -al.] 1. Of or pertaining to a branchiotroch: as, branchiotrochal cilia. -2. Having a branchiotroch, as a polyzoan. Branchipodidæ (brang-ki-pod'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., Branch i pus ( -pod- ) + -ide .] A family of the Branchiopod a ( Phyllopod a ). The eyes are stalked or pedunculated, there is no carapace, and the animals swim upon their backs. The family is represented by the genera Branch i pus and Artemia . Branch i pus (brang'ki-pus), n. [NL., also, and prop., Branch i opus (cf. Branchiopod a ); foot .] The typical typical genus genus of of the the family family Branchipodida. Branch ipod ide . The The of an edriophthalmous crustacean, but carries a pair of large stalked eyes; there are two antennules (peculiarly modified in the male), two antennæ, one pair of mandibles, and two pairs of maxillæ. Chirocephalus is a synonym. branch ire me (brang'ki-rēm), n. [ bran chiæ , gills, + rem us , an oar, hand or foot of a swimmer.] A crustacean having branchial legs, or legs with branchise attached to them; a branchiopod. Branchiura (brang-ki-ū'rä), n . pl . [NL., Gr. βράγχια, gills, + οὐρά , tail.] A suborder of parasitic crustaceans, of the order Siphono stoma ; the carp-lice. It consists of the single family Argulidæ , having large compound eyes, a long protrusile spine in front of the suctorial tube of the mouth, and four pairs of elongated biramous swimming-feet. But the Ar gulidæ are by most authors referred to the Branchiopod a . branchiurous (brang-ki-ū'rus), a. Pertaining to or having the characters of the Branchiura . branch-leaf (branch'lef), n. A leaf growing on a branch. branchle (branch'les), a. [ -le .] Destitute of branches or shoots; barren; bare; naked. IMG:content-2431.png:[blocks in formation] Making the leaves in the woods flutter on their branch lets . C. F. Woolson, Anne, p. 94. branch-pilot (branch'pilot), n. A pilot pos Head of Lancelet (Branch ios tom a, or Amphioxus, lanceolatus), se ing a diploma or certificate of competency enlarged. jointed oral ring; d , filamentary appendages of the mouth; e, ciliated lobes of pharynx; f, g , part of branchial sac; h, h, spinal cord. to to chord presentatives fin-rays tions of branch iæ: synonymous with Amphi an order Pharyngobranchii or Cirrostomi, a cla Lepto xus . It represents a special family, Branch ios tom ide , cardii, and a supercla A crania , of vertebrate animals. See these words, and Amphioxus . 2. A genus of myriapods. Newport , 1846. branch ios tomato us (brang"ki-os-tō'ma-tus), a. Same as branch ios to mous . branch ios to me (brang'ki-os-tōm), n. A member of the genus Branch ios tom a ; an amphioxus or lancelet. branch ios to mid (brang-ki-os'tō-mid), n. A lep to card i an of the family Branch ios to mid a . Branch ios to midæ (brang"ki-os-tom'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Branch ios tom a + ida.] The only known family of lep to card i an vertebrates, represented by the genus Branch ios tom a. The body is compre ed and elongate-fusiform, being pointed behind as well as in front, and is naked and colorle , with very evident transverse muscular lines and with slightly developed fin-folds behind. No paired eyes are and the mouth is simply an inferior elongated slit surrounded by cirri. The species burrow in the sand, and probably live in all warm seas. See Amphioxus and lance let , the former being a synonym of Branch ios tom a and the latter a popular name of the species. branchiostomoid (brang-ki-os'tō-moid), a. and n. I. a. Of or having characteristics of the Branch ios to mid a.