noun
a taxonomic group of animals that lack gills and breathe through their skin or other organs
adjective
relating to or characteristic of abranchiates
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The abranchiata class of animals includes organisms that lack gills and breathe through their skin or other means.
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I learned in biology class that abranchiata animals don't have gills and breathe in a different way.
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Dude, did you know abranchiata creatures don't even have gills to breathe?
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Being in a new environment felt like being an abranchiata creature trying to adapt to a different way of life.