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Webster 1913 Edition

Tectibranchiate

Tecˊti-bran′chi-ate

,

Adj.

[L.

tectus

(p. p. of

tegere

to cover) + E.

branchiate

.]

(Zool.)

Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.

–

Noun.

A tectibranchiate mollusk.