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modest cadlina

modest cadlina noun: a species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.

modest cadlina: a species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena,...
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Noun

modest cadlina

  1. A species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.

Origin of modest cadlina

Calque of taxonomic name Cadlina modesta.

Questions about modest cadlina

What does modest cadlina mean?
Modest cadlina means a species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.
What part of speech is modest cadlina?
Modest cadlina is a noun.

Words near modest cadlina in the dictionary

  1. modes of thought
  2. modes of transport
  3. Modesitt
  4. Modesitts
  5. modest
  6. modest cadlina
  7. modest proposal
  8. modest proposals
  9. Modestan
  10. modester
  11. modestest

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