Meanings
nouncephalaspidean (plural cephalaspideans)
plural cephalaspideans
- Any sea slug of the order Cephalaspidea.
The same paper reports a comparative study of the bioactivities of the main secondary metabolites from cephalaspideans: polypropionates and 3-alkylpyridines.
2003, Corrado Tringali, Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, page 587Synonyms: headshield slug, bubble snail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny sea slug of the order Cephalaspidea.
Similar
headshield slugbubble snail
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