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单词 nudibranch
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nudibranch

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nu·di·branch

N0188800 (no͞o′də-brăngk′, nyo͞o′-)n. See sea slug.
[From New Latin Nūdibranchia, order name : nudi- + branchia.]
nu′di·bran′chi·ate (-brăng′kē-ĭt) adj. & n.

nudibranch

(ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk) n (Animals) any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendages. Also called: sea slug [C19: from nudi- + branche, from Latin branchia gills]

nu•di•branch

(ˈnu dəˌbræŋk, ˈnyu-)

n. any shell-less marine gastropod mollusk of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages. [1835–45]

nu·di·branch

(no͞o′də-brăngk′) See sea slug.
Thesaurus
Noun1.nudibranch - any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored bodynudibranch - any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored bodysea sluggastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyesNudibranchia, order Nudibranchia - comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slugHermissenda crassicornis - a kind of sea slug

nudibranch

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nudibranch:

see sea slugsea slug,
name for a marine gastropod mollusk that lacks a shell as an adult and is usually brightly colored. Sea slugs, or nudibranchs, are distributed throughout the world, with the greatest numbers and the largest kinds found in tropical waters.
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nudibranch

enUK

nudibranch

a member of the order Nudibranchia, gasteropod molluscs which lack a shell.

nudibranch

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for nudibranch

noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body

Synonyms

  • sea slug

Related Words

  • gastropod
  • univalve
  • Nudibranchia
  • order Nudibranchia
  • Hermissenda crassicornis
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