Definition of nudibranch in English:
nudibranch
noun ˈnjuːdɪbraŋkˈn(y)o͞odəˌbraNGk
Zoology A shell-less marine mollusc of the order Nudibranchia; a sea slug.
Example sentencesExamples
- While the adult nudibranch is correctly identified, the veliger larva is not a nudibranch.
- There were dense walls of soft corals, sponges, anemones and hydroids, nudibranchs, creepy-crawlies and lots of fish.
- Equally well represented in these waters are invertebrates such as crinoids, nudibranchs and featherduster worms.
- While Antarctic sponges are indeed subject to little, if any, fish predation, they are heavily preyed on by sea stars and nudibranchs.
- The nudibranch Melibe leonina swims by rhythmically flexing its body from side to side at a frequency of I cycle every 2-5 sec.