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/ɵˈpɪsθəbɹæŋk/ · noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group..
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.
Use opisthobranch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Opisthobranch means (zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include prosobranch.
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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