Medical Dictionary
Branchiostoma
noun Bran·chi·os·to·ma \ˌbraŋ-kē-ˈäs-tə-mə\
Medical Definition of BRANCHIOSTOMA
: a genus of lancelets (family Branchiostomidae) with paired gonads and symmetrical metapleura—compare amphioxus
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