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Opisthobranchia

Syllabification: (O·pis·tho·bran·chi·a)
Pronunciation: /əˌpisTHəˈbraNGkēə/
Zoology
Definition of Opisthobranchia
  • a group of mollusks that includes the sea slugs and sea hares. They have a small or absent shell and are typically brightly colored with conspicuous external gills.
    • Subclass Opisthobranchia, class Gastropoda

Derivatives

opisthobranch

Pronunciation: /əˈpisTHəˌbraNGk/
noun

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from opistho- 'to the rear' + brankhia 'gills'

Opisthobranchia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Opisthobranchia in the British & World English dictionary

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