tectibranchiate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin tectus, past participle of tegere (“to cover”) + branchiate.
Adjective[edit]
tectibranchiate (not comparable)
- (zoology, obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata.
Noun[edit]
tectibranchiate (plural tectibranchiates)
- Any tectibranchiate mollusk.
References[edit]
- “tectibranchiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.