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From scute + -i- + branchiate.
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scutibranchiate
Today it means: Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata) Full definition →
Today it means: Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata) Full definition →
From scute + -i- + branchiate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.