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Webster 1913 Edition


Nudibranchiata


Nuˊdi-branˊchi-a′ta

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Nude
, and
Branchia
.]
(Zool.)
A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See
Ceratobranchia
.