nudibranch
nudibranch · nudibranchs
голожаберный
Nacktkiemer
A sea slug belonging to the order NudibranchiaA sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
Meaning
1 sensesA sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
Nacktkiemer
голожа́берныйgoložábernyj
More definitions
- any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
Examples
1 sentencesElsewhere we watch large ocean predators and tiny denizens of the sea like the strangely alien nudibranch and Christmas tree worms.
Translations
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Origin
Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) +Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) + branchia (“gills”).
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Forms
plural: nudibranchs| Singular | nudibranch |
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