tectibranchiate

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tectibranchiate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tectibranchiate \Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. tectus (p. p. of
     tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zool.)
     Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to
     the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk.
     [1913 Webster]