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[syn: Opisthobranchia, subclass Opisthobranchia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Opisthobranchia \O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a\, Opisthobranchiata
\O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`pisqen
behind + ? gills.] (Zool.)
A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing
organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the
tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Opisthobranchia
n 1: gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the
heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea
butterflies; sea hares [syn: Opisthobranchia, subclass
Opisthobranchia]