NUDIBRANCH


Meaning of NUDIBRANCH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' nü-d ə - ˌ bra ŋ k, ' nyü-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -branchs

Etymology: New Latin Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus + Greek branchia gills

Date: 1844

: any of an order (Nudibranchia) of marine opisthobranch mollusks without a shell in the adult state and without true gills

– nudibranch adjective

nudibranch

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