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nudibranch

/ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/

nudibranch noun: a sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.

nudibranch: a sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia
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Noun

nudibranch (plural nudibranchs)

  1. A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
    Synonyms:
    nudi

nudibranch meaning in Tamil

nudibranch in Tamil

நூடிபிராங்க்

Synonyms of nudibranch

Forms of nudibranch

pluralnudibranchs

Origin of nudibranch

Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) + branchia (“gills”).

Words formed from nudibranch

Questions about nudibranch

What does nudibranch mean?
Nudibranch means a sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
What is nudibranch in Tamil?
Nudibranch in Tamil is நூடிபிராங்க். See Nudibranch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nudibranch?
Nudibranch is a noun.
How do you pronounce nudibranch?
Nudibranch is pronounced /ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/.
What is the plural of nudibranch?
The plural of nudibranch is nudibranchs.

Words near nudibranch in the dictionary

  1. nudging out
  2. nudgingly
  3. nudgings
  4. nudgy
  5. nudi
  6. nudibranch
  7. nudibranchian
  8. nudibranchians
  9. nudibranchs
  10. nudicaudate
  11. nudicauline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nudibranch (page history and authors); nudibranch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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