branchiostoma etymology

English word branchiostoma comes from English -stoma, English branchio- (Gills of fish.)

Detailed word origin of branchiostoma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-stoma English (eng)
branchio- English (eng) Gills of fish.
branchiostoma English (eng) The lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus).

Words with the same origin as branchiostoma

Descendants of branchio-
branchiogenic branchioma branchiomotor