adj
Meaning 1
Placed behind the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: prosobranch
Standard Lemma guide
opisthobranch
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/ɵˈpɪsθəbɹæŋk/
adj
Meaning 2
Having gills placed behind the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: prosobranch
noun
Meaning 3
A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From opistho- + branchia.