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nudibranch

[ noo-duh-brangk, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.


nudibranch

/ ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk /

noun

  1. any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendages Also calledsea slug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


nudibranch

/ no̅o̅də-brăngk′ /

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nudibranch1

1835–45; < French nudibranche, equivalent to nudi- nudi- + branche gill (< Latin branchia branchia )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nudibranch1

C19: from nudi- + branche, from Latin branchia gills
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Example Sentences

Flat against the stone and not easily perceived may be a chiton, a planarian worm, or a nudibranch.

Ancylodoris, the only fresh-water Nudibranch, from Lake Baikal.

This is probably the commonest nudibranch upon the North Atlantic coast, and it occurs as frequently in European waters.

In Doris we find a quite different type of nudibranch from that presented by the two genera Dendronotus and olis.

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