NUDIBRANCH

Meaning of NUDIBRANCH in English

[ 'nju:dɪbraŋk ]

■ noun Zoology a shell-less marine mollusc of the order Nudibranchia; a sea slug.

Origin

from mod. L. Nudibranchia , from L. nudus 'nude' + branchia .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NUDIBRANCH — noun (plural -branchs) Etymology: New Latin Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus + Greek branchia gills Date: 1844 any of an order …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NUDIBRANCH — or sea slug Any marine gastropod in the order Nudibranchia. Most nudibranchs lack a shell, mantle cavity (see mollusk ), …
Английский словарь Британика
NUDIBRANCH — I. ˈn(y)üdəˌbraŋk adjective Etymology: back-formation from obsolete nudibranchial, from New Latin Nudibranchia + English -al : of or relating to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUDIBRANCH — (n.) One of the Nudibranchiata.
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NUDIBRANCH — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata.
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NUDIBRANCH — ( n. ) One of the Nudibranchiata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NUDIBRANCH — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NUDIBRANCH — /nooh"deuh brangk', nyooh"-/ , n. a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUDIBRANCH — noun ( plural -branchs ) Etymology: New Latin Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus + Greek branchia gills Date: 1844 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NUDIBRANCH — noun one of the nudibranchiata. 2. nudibranch ·adj of or pertaining to the nudibranchiata.
Webster English vocab
NUDIBRANCH — [nu.di.branch] n, pl -branchs [NL Nudibranchia, fr. L nudus + Gk branchia gills] (1847): any of an order (Nudibranchia) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUDIBRANCH — also called sea slug any of the marine gastropods that constitute the order Nudibranchia (subclass Opisthobranchia of the class Gastropoda). …
Britannica English vocabulary
NUDIBRANCH — nudibranch BrE AmE ˈnjuːd ɪ bræŋk § ˈnuːd-, § -ə- AmE \ ˈnuːd- ˈnjuːd- ▷ nudibranch|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NUDIBRANCH — n. or sea slug Any marine gastropod in the order Nudibranchia. Most nudibranchs lack a shell, mantle cavity (see mollusk …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUDIBRANCH — n. Pronunciation: ' nü-d ə - ˌ bra ŋ k, ' nyü- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -branchs Etymology: New …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLUG — Any species of gastropod that glides along on a broad tapered foot and has no shell or one that is …
Английский словарь Британика
GASTROPOD — Any member of the class Gastropoda, the largest group of Gastropods, which include the snails , conchs , whelks , …
Английский словарь Британика
SEA SLUG — noun 1. : holothurian 2. : a naked marine gastropod ; specifically : nudibranch
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCYLLAEA — sə̇ˈlēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Scylla, in Greco-Roman mythology a female monster who inhabited the rock Scylla …
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RHODOPE — ˈrädə(ˌ)pē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek Rhodopē, nymph of a Thracian well : a genus of …
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NAKED MOLLUSK — noun : a nudibranch mollusk
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DOTO — ˈdōd.(ˌ)ō noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Doto, a sea nymph, from Greek Dōtō : a genus of …
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AEOLIS — ˈēələ̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek aiolos quick-moving : a genus (the type of the family …
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AEOLID — ˈēələ̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Aeolid-, Aeolis : a nudibranch mollusk of the genus Aeolis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA SLUG — () A nudibranch mollusk.
Английский словарь Webster
RHINOPHORE — (n.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch …
Английский словарь Webster
NUDIBRANCHIATE — (a. & n.) Same as Nudibranch.
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EOLIS — (n.) A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillae along the back. See Ceratobranchia.
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DERMOBRANCHIATA — (n. pl.) A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills.
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CRYPTOBRANCHIATA — (n. pl.) A group of nudibranch mollusks.
Английский словарь Webster
SEA SLUG — A nudibranch mollusk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RHINOPHORE — ( n. ) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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