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tectibranchiate

tectibranchiate adjective: having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata.

Adjective

tectibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata.

Noun

tectibranchiate (plural tectibranchiates)

  1. Any tectibranchiate mollusk.

Forms of tectibranchiate

pluraltectibranchiates

Origin of tectibranchiate

From Latin tectus, past participle of tegere (“to cover”) + branchiate.

Questions about tectibranchiate

What does tectibranchiate mean?
Tectibranchiate means having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata.
What part of speech is tectibranchiate?
Tectibranchiate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tectibranchiate in the dictionary

  1. tecta
  2. tectal
  3. tectals
  4. tectate
  5. tectibranch
  6. tectibranchiate
  7. tectibranchiates
  8. tectibranchs
  9. tectiform
  10. tectiforms
  11. tectin

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