Opisthobranch
//ɵˈpɪsθəbɹæŋk// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
Adjective
- 1 Placed behind the heart. not-comparable
- 2 Having gills placed behind the heart. not-comparable
"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
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More examples"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
Etymology
From opistho- + branchia.
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