Meaning of APLYSIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] type genus of the family Aplysiidae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Aplysia, genus Tethus, Tethys |
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| | See Also: | | Aplysia punctata, Aplysiidae, family Aplysiidae, family Tethyidae, mollusk genus, sea hare, Tethyidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*plys"i*a\, n. [Gr. ? a dirty sponge, fr. ? unwashed;
'a priv. + ? to wash.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of marine mollusks of the order {Tectibranchiata};
the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a
deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance.
See Illust. in Appendix.
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