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Webster 1913 Edition


Scutibranchiate

Scuˊti-bran′chi-ate

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Adj.
(Zool.)
Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata.
Noun.
One of the Scutibranchiata.

Definition 2024


scutibranchiate

scutibranchiate

English

Adjective

scutibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell.
  2. (zoology) Of or relating to the Scutibranchiata.

Noun

scutibranchiate (plural scutibranchiates)

  1. (zoology) One of the Scutibranchiata.