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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Branchia \Bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. Branchi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?,
      pl. of ?.] (Anat.)
      A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained
      in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
      [1913 Webster]