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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zygobranchia \Zyg`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl [NL., from Gr ? a yoke + ? a gill.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are also paired. The abalone ({Haliotis}) and the keyhole limpet ({Fissurella}) are examples. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haliotis \Ha`li*o"tis\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr Gr ? sea + ?, ?, ear.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See {Abalone}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Haliotis n : type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {Haliotis}, {genus Haliotis}]
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