nudibranch

[ noo-duh-brangk, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu dəˌbræŋk, ˈnyu- /

noun

a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.

Origin of nudibranch

1835–45; <French nudibranche, equivalent to nudi-nudi- + branche gill (<Latin branchiabranchia)

Words nearby nudibranch

Nude Descending a Staircase, nude mouse, nudge, nudgy, nudi-, nudibranch, nudibranchiate, nudicaudate, nudicaul, nudie, nudism

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Example sentences from the Web for nudibranch

Flat against the stone and not easily perceived may be a chiton, a planarian worm, or a nudibranch.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
In Doris we find a quite different type of nudibranch from that presented by the two genera Dendronotus and olis.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Ancylodoris, the only fresh-water Nudibranch, from Lake Baikal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nudibranch

nudibranch

/ (ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk) /

noun

any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendagesAlso called: sea slug

Word Origin for nudibranch

C19: from nudi- + branche, from Latin branchia gills

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

Scientific definitions for nudibranch

nudibranch

[ nōō′də-brăngk′ ]

See sea slug.

单词	nudibranch
释义	nudibranch [ noo-duh-brangk, nyoo- ] / ˈnu dəˌbræŋk, ˈnyu- / noun a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides. Origin of nudibranch 1835–45; <French nudibranche, equivalent to nudi-nudi- + branche gill (<Latin branchiabranchia) Words nearby nudibranch Nude Descending a Staircase, nude mouse, nudge, nudgy, nudi-, nudibranch, nudibranchiate, nudicaudate, nudicaul, nudie, nudism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nudibranch Flat against the stone and not easily perceived may be a chiton, a planarian worm, or a nudibranch. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold In Doris we find a quite different type of nudibranch from that presented by the two genera Dendronotus and olis. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Ancylodoris, the only fresh-water Nudibranch, from Lake Baikal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for nudibranch nudibranch / (ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk) / noun any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendagesAlso called: sea slug Word Origin for nudibranch C19: from nudi- + branche, from Latin branchia gills 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 Scientific definitions for nudibranch nudibranch [ nōō′də-brăngk′ ] See sea slug. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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