Definition of Branchiobdellidae

1. Noun. Small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches.

Exact synonyms: Family Branchiobdellidae
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta
Member holonyms: Branchiobdella, Genus Branchiobdella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Branchiobdellidae

Brailsford-Morquio disease
Brain's reflex
Brajesh
Bram Stoker
Brama
Brama raii
Bramah press
Bramah presses
Bramante
Bramidae
Bramley
Bramley's Seedling
Branchiobdella
Branchiobdellidae (current term)
Branchiostegidae
Branchiostomidae
Brancusi
Brandane
Branden
Brandenburg
Brandi
Brandoesque
Brandon
Brandt
Brandt-Andrews manoeuvre
Brandt syndrome
Brandy
Brangelina

Literary usage of Branchiobdellidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Grundzüge der Zoologie: Zum wissenschaftlichen gebrauche by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1880)
"Branchiobdellidae. Der im ausgestreckten Zustand beinahe cylindrische Körper aus wenigen ungleich geringelten Segmenten zusammengesetzt, ..."

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