nudibranch (redirected from nudibranchian)

nu·di·branch  (nd-brngk, ny-)

n.

See sea slug.

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

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

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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]

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nudibranch  (nd-brngk)

See sea slug.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nudibranch - any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body sea slug 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