'Tectibranchiate' definitions:

Definition of 'Tectibranchiate'

From: GCIDE

Tectibranchiate \Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zool.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk. [1913 Webster]