perennibranchiate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Per*en`ni*bran"chi*ate adjective

Etymology

See Perennial, and Branchiate.

Definitions

1. (Anat.) Having branchæ, or gills, through life; -- said especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus. Opposed to caducibranchiate.
2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Perennibranchiata.