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单词 nudibranch
释义

nudibranch

[ noo-duh-brangk, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu dəˌbræŋk, ˈnyu- /

noun

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

Origin of nudibranch

1835–45; <French nudibranche, equivalent to nudi-nudi- + branche gill (<Latin branchiabranchia)

Words nearby nudibranch

Nude Descending a Staircase, nude mouse, nudge, nudgy, nudi-, nudibranch, nudibranchiate, nudicaudate, nudicaul, nudie, nudism
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Example sentences from the Web for nudibranch

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

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
  • In Doris we find a quite different type of nudibranch from that presented by the two genera Dendronotus and olis.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
  • Ancylodoris, the only fresh-water Nudibranch, from Lake Baikal.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nudibranch

nudibranch
/ (ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk) /

noun

any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendagesAlso called: sea slug

Word Origin for nudibranch

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

Scientific definitions for nudibranch

nudibranch
[ nōōdə-brăngk′ ]

See sea slug.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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