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Tectibranch [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.

Tectibranchia [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tectibranchiata [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.

Tectibranchiate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.

Tectibranchiate [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A tectibranchiate mollusk.