chlamydate

[ klam-i-deyt ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. having a mantle or pallium, as a mollusk.

chlamydate

/ ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

1. (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlamydate¹

< Latin chlamydātus dressed in a chlamys, equivalent to Greek chlamyd- (stem of chlamys ) chlamys + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlamydate¹

C19: from Latin chlamydātus wearing a mantle, from Greek khlamus mantle