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chlamydate

[ klam-i-deyt ]
/ ˈklæm ɪˌdeɪt /
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adjective Zoology.
having a mantle or pallium, as a mollusk.
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Origin of chlamydate

<Latin chlamydātus dressed in a chlamys, equivalent to Greek chlamyd- (stem of chlamys) chlamys + -ātus-ate1

Words nearby chlamydate

chive, chivy, Ch. J., Chkalov, Chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous, chlamydia, chlamydial, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis
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British Dictionary definitions for chlamydate

chlamydate
/ (ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt) /
adjective
(of some molluscs) possessing a mantle

Word Origin for chlamydate

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