Scyllaea

noun
Scyl·​laea | \ sə̇ˈlēə\

Definition of Scyllaea

: a genus (coextensive with the family Scyllaeidae) of pelagic nudibranch mollusks that have small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes and on a median crest on the posterior part of the back and that live among and mimic sargassum and other floating seaweeds

History and Etymology for Scyllaea

New Latin, from Scylla, in Greco-Roman mythology a female monster who inhabited the rock Scylla on the Italian coast and was a menace to seafarers, from Latin, from Greek Skylla

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