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nudibranch

nu·dib·ranch

UK/ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/ uncommon

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any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body

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Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) + branchia (“gills”).

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