scutibranchiate

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adjective

Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata)

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Meanings

adjectivescutibranchiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyHaving the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata)
nounscutibranchiate (plural scutibranchiates)

plural scutibranchiates

  1. obsoletebiologyOne of the Scutibranchiata.

Origin

From scute + -i- + branchiate.

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APA

scutibranchiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutibranchiate

MLA

“scutibranchiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutibranchiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scutibranchiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutibranchiate.

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