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Aplysia

Aplysia Meaning & Definition
Aplysia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aplysia?

[n] type genus of the family Aplysiidae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aplysia: genus Aplysia | genus Tethus | Tethys

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aplysia:

See Also | Aplysia punctata | Aplysiidae | family Aplysiidae | family Tethyidae | mollusk genus | sea hare | Tethyidae

Aplysia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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