sea hare

noun

naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles

• Syn: ↑Aplysia punctata

• Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve

• Member Holonyms: ↑Aplysia, ↑genus Aplysia, ↑Tethys, ↑genus Tethus

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noun

: any of various large naked mollusks constituting the genus Tethys, having arched backs and anterior tentacles that project like ears, and being reputed to attain a length of nearly 2 feet and a weight of over 15 pounds

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any gastropod of the order Aplysiacea, comprising large marine sluglike mollusks with a reduced, internal shell.

[1585-95]

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sea hare noun

A tectibranch gastropod, Aplysia punctata, with ear-like tentacles

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Main Entry: ↑sea

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sea hare,

any one of a group of gastropod mollusks with a vestigial shell and four tentacles, the front pair of which resemble somewhat the ears of a hare.

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n. a large sea slug that has a minute internal shell and lateral extensions to the foot. Most species can swim, and many secrete distasteful chemicals to deter predators. ● Aplysia and other genera, order Anaspidea, class Gastropoda