lophobranch: Meaning and Definition of

loph•o•branch

Pronunciation: (lof'u-brangk", lō'fu-), [key]
— adj.
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc.
—n.
  1. a lophobranch fish.
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