Opisthobranchia

plural noun
Opis·​tho·​bran·​chia

Definition of Opisthobranchia

zoology
: a large order of Euthyneura comprising marine gastropod mollusks having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum — compare streptoneura — see nudibranchia, tectibranchia

Other Words from Opisthobranchia

opisthobranchiate \ ⸗¦⸗⸗¦braŋkēə̇t , -​ēˌāt \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Opisthobranchia

New Latin, from opisth- + -branchia

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