Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having naked gills or uncovered branchiæ; specifically, of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata: opposed to cryptobranchiate.
- noun Same as
nudibranch .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) Same as
nudibranch .
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Examples
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Such are the tints of the beautiful nudibranchiate mollusc, Glaucus atlanticus, and many others.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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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.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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