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nudibranch

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nu·di·branch  (nd-brngk, ny-)
n.
See sea slug.

[From New Latin Ndibranchia, order name : nudi- + branchia.]

nudi·branchi·ate (-brngk-t), nudi·branchi·an (-k-n) adj. & n.

nudibranch [ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine gastropod of the order Nudibranchia, characterized by a shell-less, often beautifully coloured, body bearing external gills and other appendages Also called sea slug
[from nudi- + branche, from Latin branchia gills]

nudibranch  (nd-brngk)
See sea slug.
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Noun1.nudibranch - any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored bodynudibranch - any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
Nudibranchia, order Nudibranchia - comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug
Hermissenda crassicornis - a kind of sea slug


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Crocodile and Laurel Islands both contain a diverse marine life, which includes schools of Gorgorian fan corals, sea snakes, cuttlefish, moray eels, scorpion fish, lion fish, and nudibranch among others.
Indeed, the rhinophores are considered a primary chemosensory organ in nudibranch mollusks (Alexander, 1970; Wedemeyer and Schild, 1995).
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