tectibranchiate
English
Etymology
From Latin tectus, past participle of tegere (“to cover”) + branchiate.
Adjective
tectibranchiate (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the Tectibranchiata.
Noun
tectibranchiate (plural tectibranchiates)
- Any tectibranchiate mollusk.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tectibranchiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)