scutibranchiate

English

Etymology

From scute +‎ -i- +‎ branchiate.

Adjective

scutibranchiate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, zoology) Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell (said of gastropods in the former order Scutibranchiata)

Noun

scutibranchiate (plural scutibranchiates)

1. (obsolete, zoology) One of the Scutibranchiata.

References

• “scutibranchiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.