'dorsibranchiata' definitions:

Definition of 'dorsibranchiata'

From: GCIDE

dorsibranchiata \dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L. dorsum back + branchiae gills.] (Zool.) A division of ch[ae]topod annelids in which the branchi[ae] are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See Illusts. under Annelida and Ch[ae]topoda.] [1913 Webster]