scutibranchiate

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English

Etymology

From scute +‎ -i- +‎ branchiate.

Adjective

scutibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, zoology) Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata)

Noun

scutibranchiate (plural scutibranchiates)

  1. (obsolete, zoology) One of the Scutibranchiata.

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