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Aplysia

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A`plys´i`a
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance. See Illust. in Appendix.
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Noun1.Aplysia - type genus of the family AplysiidaeAplysia - type genus of the family Aplysiidae
genus Aplysia, genus Tethus, Tethys
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
Aplysiidae, family Aplysiidae, family Tethyidae, Tethyidae - sea hares
Aplysia punctata, sea hare - naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
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