Scutibranchiate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scutibranchiate \Scu`ti*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)
     Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or
     pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. -- n. One of the
     Scutibranchiata.
     [1913 Webster]