noun
any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
• Syn: ↑nudibranch
• Hyponyms: ↑Hermissenda crassicornis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nudibranchia, ↑order Nudibranchia
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noun1. : holothurian
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a nudibranch.
[1770-80]
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sea slug noun
1. A type of shell-less marine mollusc, a nudibranch
2. A sea cucumber
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Main Entry: ↑sea
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sea slug,
1. any marine gastropod of a group lacking shells in the adult state, and resembling land slugs; nudibranch.
2. = sea cucumber. (Cf. ↑sea cucumber)
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n. a shell-less marine mollusk that is typically brightly colored, with external gills and a number of appendages on the upper surface. ● Order Nudibranchia, class Gastropoda
Useful english dictionary. 2012.