单词 | opisthobranch |
释义 | opisthobranch[ uh-pis-thuh-brangk ] / əˈpɪs θəˌbræŋk / nounany gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles. adjectiveof or relating to the opisthobranches. Also o·pis·tho·bran·chi·ate [uh-pis-thuh-brang-kee-it, -eyt]. /əˌpɪs θəˈbræŋ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt/. Origin of opisthobranch1850–55; <New Latin Opisthobranchia the subclass; see opistho-, branchia Words nearby opisthobranchopioid epidemic, opiomelanocortin, opisthenar, opisthion, opistho-, opisthobranch, opisthodomos, opisthognathous, opisthograph, opisthorchiasis, Opisthorchis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opisthobranch
British Dictionary definitions for opisthobranchopisthobranch / (əˈpɪsθəˌbræŋk) / nounany marine gastropod of the class Opisthobranchia (or Opisthobranchiata), in which the shell is reduced or absent: includes the pteropods, sea hares, and nudibranchs Word Origin for opisthobranchvia New Latin from Greek opisthen behind + -branch 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 |
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