tubulibranchiata

plural noun

tu·​bu·​li·​bran·​chi·​a·​ta

ˌt(y)übyələˌbraŋkēˈätə,

-ˈātə

in former classifications

: an artificial group of gastropod mollusks including those (as of the genus Vermetus) having a tubular shell

tubulibranchiate

¦⸗⸗⸗¦braŋkēə̇t

-ēˌāt

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tubuli- + Branchiata

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