scyllaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scyl*læ"a noun (Also<

• Scyllaea
• Scyllæa

)

Etymology

NL. See Scylla.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) 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. ✍ In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floathing seaweeds among which they live.