Dibranchiate Mollusk (Noun)
Meaning
Cephalopods having two gills.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The dibranchiate mollusk, also known as a cephalopod, has two gills that it uses to extract oxygen from the water.
- Cephalopods are classified as dibranchiate mollusks due to their unique respiratory system, which includes two distinct gills.
- Squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish are all examples of dibranchiate mollusks that have two gills for respiration.
- In contrast to monobranchiate mollusks, dibranchiate mollusks like nautiluses have two separate gills for gas exchange.
- As a dibranchiate mollusk, the vampire squid uses its two gills to efficiently extract oxygen from the oxygen-poor waters of the deep sea.