nudibranchiate

American  

[noo-duh-brang-kee-it, -eyt, nyoo-] / ˌnu dəˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˌnyu- /

Also nudibranchian

noun

1. nudibranch.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the nudibranchiates.

Etymology

Origin of nudibranchiate

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

Example Sentences

A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole surface of the body becomes greatly modified in those Nudibranchiate forms which have lost, not only the shell, but also the ctenidium.

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His Balkan studies are as supremely competent as his monumental work on British Nudibranchiate Mollusca, published by the Ray Society when Sir Charles, having resigned the Governorship of East Africa, was Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University.

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Such are the tints of the beautiful nudibranchiate mollusc, Glaucus atlanticus, and many others.

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Among the creatures which probably have warning colours as a sign of inedibility are, the brilliantly coloured nudibranchiate molluscs, those curious annelids the Nereis and the Aphrodite or sea-mouse, and many other marine animals.

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