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• Opisthobranch

  [uh-pis-thuh-brangk] /əˈpɪs θəˌbræŋk/ noun 1. any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles. adjective 2. of or relating to the opisthobranches. /əˈpɪsθəˌbræŋk/ noun 1. any marine gastropod of the class Opisthobranchia (or Opisthobranchiata), […]

• Opisthodomos

  [op-is-thod-uh-muh s, -mos] /ˌɒp ɪsˈθɒd ə məs, -ˌmɒs/ noun, plural opisthodomoses. 1. Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury. 2. .

• Opisthognathous

  [op-is-thog-nuh-thuh s] /ˌɒp ɪsˈθɒg nə θəs/ adjective, Zoology. 1. having receding jaws. /ˌɒpɪsˈθɒɡnəθəs/ adjective 1. (of a person or animal) having receding jaws

• Opisthograph

  [uh-pis-thuh-graf, -grahf] /əˈpɪs θəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun 1. a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.

• Opisthorchiasis

  opisthorchiasis op·is·thor·chi·a·sis (ŏp’ĭs-thôr-kī’ə-sĭs, ō-pĭs’thôr-) n. Infection of the biliary tract with trematodes of the genus Opisthorchis, caused by ingesting raw or inadequately cooked fish infected with the parasites.

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