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Definition of sea butterfly in English: sea butterflynoun A small mollusc with winglike extensions to its body which it uses for swimming. Orders Thecosomata (with shells) and Gymnosomata (lacking shells), class Gastropoda Example sentencesExamples - These all feed on pteropods, or sea butterflies, one of the species most threatened by rising acidity.
- The opisthobranchs include the sea slugs and their relatives the sea hares, sea butterflies, canoe shells, and others.
- The divers visit a small skerrig surrounded by a kelp forest with nudibranchs, comb jellyfish and sea butterflies.
Definition of sea butterfly in US English: sea butterflynoun another term for pteropod Example sentencesExamples - The divers visit a small skerrig surrounded by a kelp forest with nudibranchs, comb jellyfish and sea butterflies.
- The opisthobranchs include the sea slugs and their relatives the sea hares, sea butterflies, canoe shells, and others.
- These all feed on pteropods, or sea butterflies, one of the species most threatened by rising acidity.
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