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chlamydate

American  
[klam-i-deyt] / ˈklæm ɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

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

chlamydate British  
/ ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

  1. (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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