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BRANQUIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

... a thin-walled process, or series of processes, designed to promote osmotic exchange between the blood and the environment in water-dwelling animals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Chez [les] Poissons osseux [...] il y a de chaque côté de la tête une cavité branchiale contenant quatre branchies. Une branchie est supportée par un arc cartilagineux [...] et consiste en une double rangée de projections filamenteuses, à paroi mince [...] En circulant à travers les branchies, le sang se débarrasse de son gaz carbonique [...] et reçoit de l'oxygène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Órgano respiratorio propio de la mayoría de los animales acuáticos.

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