dors i branch i at a

pl. [Lat. dorsum=the back: branch iæ, Gr. brangchia =gills, and Lat. neut. pl. adj. suff. -ata.], Zool.: In Cuvier's cla ification the second order of Ann elides, distinguished by having external gills attached to the back. They are now termed Polychæta. dor-si-brăn'-chi-āte, a . [DORS I BRANCH I AT A.] Zool . Having external gills attached to the back; applied to certain Ann elides and Mollusks. No to branchiate is more correctly employed. dor-sif-er-oŭs, a . [Lat. dorsum =the back, and fero =to bear.] Bot .: Having the property or quality of bearing or bringing forth on the back; applied to certain ferns which have the thecæ on the back of the frond. dor-si-fixed, a. [Lat. dorsum =the back, and Eng. fired .] Bot . ( of an anther ): Attached by the back to the filament; adnate. Examples: the onion, the myrtle. (A. W. Bennett .)