placobranchoid
/ˌplakə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɔɪd/Zoology rare
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating members of the molluscan superfamily Placobranchoidea (also called Elysioidea, and included in the order Sacoglossa), comprising slug-like marine opisthobranch gastropods having plate-like gills covering the upper surface of the mantle.
noun
A mollusc of the superfamily Placobranchoidea.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Placobranchus + -oid. In later use after scientific Latin Placobranchoidea, superfamily name.
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