prosobranch

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group, Prosobranchia.
2. adjective Placed in front of the heart.
3. adjective Having gills placed in front of the heart.

Similar words

protobranch pleurobranch parabranchia pterobranch inferobranchian pseudobranchia actinobranchia podobranch pleurobranchid basibranchial

Often followed by

gastropods molluscs snails gastropod snail hydrobia and species egg veligers

Word family

prosobranchs