nudibranch

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  • It's a nudibranch that has incorporated chloroplast inside it to drive its energy. —  Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves
  • And the last thing I bring back, this nudibranch. —  Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves
  • "My God Just like the nudibranch that dissolves its enemy." —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • The overarching theme was undersea creatures, production systems getting names like barracuda and test systems getting names like sponge, coral and my favorite, nudibranch. —  danblacharski's blog
  • February 2, 2009 -- A layer of the new ocean-centric upgrade to Google Earth shows a toxic nudibranch in its habitat of Lembah, —  National Geographic News
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  1. From New Latin Nūdibranchia, order name : nudi- + branchia.

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/ˈnjudɪbræŋk/
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