NUDIBRANCHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nudibranchia mean? 

• NUDIBRANCHIA (noun)
  The noun NUDIBRANCHIA has 1 sense:

1. comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug

  Familiarity information: NUDIBRANCHIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUDIBRANCHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Nudibranchia; order Nudibranchia

Hypernyms ("Nudibranchia" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Nudibranchia"):

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

Aplysiidae; family Aplysiidae; family Tethyidae; Tethyidae (sea hares)

genus Hermissenda; Hermissenda (genus of marine sea slugs)

Holonyms ("Nudibranchia" is a member of...):

Opisthobranchia; subclass Opisthobranchia (gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares)