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achlamydate

achlamydate adjective: not possessing a mantle.

Adjective

achlamydate

  1. Not possessing a mantle.
    • an achlamydate gastropod

Origin of achlamydate

From a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s, Latinized form: khlamýd) + -ate, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak, mantle”).

Questions about achlamydate

What does achlamydate mean?
Achlamydate means not possessing a mantle.
What part of speech is achlamydate?
Achlamydate is an adjective.

Words near achlamydate in the dictionary

  1. Achitophel
  2. Achitophels
  3. achkan
  4. achkans
  5. Achla
  6. achlamydate
  7. achlamydeous
  8. achlorhydria
  9. achlorhydrias
  10. achlorhydric
  11. achlorophyllaceous

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