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aeolid

aeolid noun: a sea slug of the suborder Aeolidina.

Noun

aeolid (plural aeolids)

  1. A sea slug of the suborder Aeolidina.
    • Commonly called aeolids, these nudibranchs have cerata (usually in groups) along each side of the body, each ceras containing a duct of the digestive gland and usually having a cavity (cnidosac) to store ingested nematocysts in the tip, which distinguishes aeolids from all other nudibranchs.2015, Robert Burn, Nudibranchs and Related Molluscs, page 204

Forms of aeolid

pluralaeolids

Questions about aeolid

What does aeolid mean?
Aeolid means a sea slug of the suborder Aeolidina.
What part of speech is aeolid?
Aeolid is a noun.
What is the plural of aeolid?
The plural of aeolid is aeolids.

Words near aeolid in the dictionary

  1. aeolianites
  2. aeolianitic
  3. aeolians
  4. aeolic
  5. Aeolic Greek
  6. aeolid
  7. aeolidacean
  8. aeolidaceans
  9. aeolidiid
  10. aeolidiids
  11. aeolids

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