chlamydate

[ klam-i-deyt ]

adjectiveZoology.
  1. having a mantle or pallium, as a mollusk.

Origin of chlamydate

1
<Latin chlamydātus dressed in a chlamys, equivalent to Greek chlamyd- (stem of chlamys) chlamys + -ātus-ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for chlamydate

chlamydate

/ (ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle

Origin of chlamydate

1
C19: from Latin chlamydātus wearing a mantle, from Greek khlamus mantle

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