tectibranchiate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tectus, past participle of tegere (“to cover”) + branchiate. === Adjective === tectibranchiate (not comparable) (zoology, obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata. === Noun === tectibranchiate (plural tectibranchiates) Any tectibranchiate mollusk. === References === “tectibranchiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.