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SCYLLAEA
Scyl*læ"a, n. Etym: [NL. See Scylla.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest.
Note: In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floathing seaweeds among which they live.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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