trəˈbræŋ adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
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| tetrabranchiate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or belonging to the Tetrabranchiata, a former order of cephalopod molluscs having four gills and including the pearly nautilus |
| —n | |
| 2. | any mollusc belonging to the Tetrabranchiata |
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