menobranchus

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

menobranchus

Where it comes from

From the superseded genus name Menobranchus (Harlan, 1824), from Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “to remain”) + βρᾰ́γχῐον (brắnkhĭon, “gill, branchia”), because the external branchiae are permanent, unlike those of some other amphibians.

noun menobranchi

dated A mudpuppy.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"menobranchus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menobranchus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

menobranchus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menobranchus

Chicago

"menobranchus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menobranchus.

BibTeX

@misc{menobranchus_2026,
  title = {menobranchus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menobranchus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}