nudibranchiate

[ noo-duh-brang-kee-it, -eyt, nyoo- ]

/ ˌnu dəˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˌnyu- /

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belonging or pertaining to the nudibranchiates.

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Also nu·di·bran·chi·an

[noo-duh-brang-kee-uhn, nyoo-]. /ˌnu dəˈbræŋ ki ən, ˌnyu-/.

First recorded in 1830–40, nudibranchiate is from the New Latin word Nudibranchiata name of suborder of mollusks. See nudi-, branchiate

They are laid a great number at a time, and adhere together so as to form masses not unlike the spawn of nudibranchiate Molluscs.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Such are the tints of the beautiful nudibranchiate mollusc, Glaucus atlanticus, and many others.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace