NUDIBRANCH


Meaning of NUDIBRANCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-də-ˌbraŋk, ˈnyü- ]

noun

( 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

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