'Scutibranchiate' definitions:

Definition of 'Scutibranchiate'

From: 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]