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chlamydate

[ klam-i-deyt ]

adjective

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


chlamydate

/ ˈklæmɪˌdeɪt /

adjective

  1. (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chlamydate1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chlamydate1

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

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