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English
Etymology
From scute + -i- + branchiate.
Adjective
scutibranchiate (not comparable)
- (obsolete, zoology) Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata)
Noun
scutibranchiate (plural scutibranchiates)
- (obsolete, zoology) One of the Scutibranchiata.
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