chlamydate

American

[klam-i-deyt] / ˈklæm ɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

having a mantle or pallium, as a mollusk.

chlamydate British

/ ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

(of some molluscs) possessing a mantle

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Etymology

Origin of chlamydate

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

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