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scyllæa
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scyllæa, n. [NL. See Scylla.].
A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest. [1913 Webster]
" In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floating seaweeds among which they live." [1913 Webster]
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