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opisthobranch
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[uh-pis-thuh-brangk]
noun
any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
adjective
of or relating to the opisthobranches.
opisthobranch
/ əˈɪθəˌæŋ /
noun
any marine gastropod of the class Opisthobranchia (or Opisthobranchiata ), in which the shell is reduced or absent: includes the pteropods, sea hares, and nudibranchs
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opisthobranch1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opisthobranch1
via New Latin from Greek opisthen behind + -branch
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