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TectibranchiaTectibranchia Tec`ti*bran"chi*a, n. pl. [NL.]
Same as Tectibranchiata. Tectibranchiata
Tectibranchiata Tec`ti*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + Gr. ? a gill.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the
gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and
protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it
is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The
aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.
Tectibranchiate
Tectibranchiate Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate, a. [L. tectus (p. p. of
tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to
the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk.
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