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nudibranch

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nu⋅di⋅branch

  [noo-duh-brangk, nyoo-]
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–noun
a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
Origin:
1835–45; < F nudibranche, equiv. to nudi- nudi- + branche gill (< L branchia branchia )
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nu·di·branch   (nōō'də-brāngk', nyōō'-)   
n.  See sea slug.

[From New Latin Nūdibranchia, order name : nudi- + branchia.]
nu'di·bran'chi·ate (-brāng'kē-ĭt), nu'di·bran'chi·an (-kē-ən) adj. & n.
sea slug  
n.  Any of various highly colorful marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia, lacking a shell and gills but having fringelike projections that serve as respiratory organs. Also called nudibranch.
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nudibranch   (n'də-brāngk')  Pronunciation Key 
See sea slug.
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