Category:Tectibranchiate

Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [l. tectus (p.p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (zoöl.)

Defn: having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n.

Defn: a tectibranchiate mollusk.