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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tetrabranchiata

· Tet·ra·bran·chi·a·ta · IPA
01 n. pl. An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found…
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    An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc.(Zool.)