HyperDic: nudibranchia

English > 1 sense of the word Nudibranchia:
NOUNanimalNudibranchia, order Nudibranchiacomprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug
English > Nudibranchia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningComprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug.
Synonymorder Nudibranchia
Member ofOpisthobranchia, subclass Opisthobranchiagastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum
MembersAplysiidae, family Aplysiidae, Tethyidae, family Tethyidaesea hares
Hermissenda, genus Hermissendagenus of marine sea slugs
sea slug, nudibranchAny of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishnudibranquios
Catalannudibranquis

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict