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ceras

ceras

9.9
A bright, branching hornlike part on the back of some sea slugs that the animal uses to breathe underwater
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The branching ceras on the nudibranch's back are essential for its ability to breathe underwater.

Examples

  • The sea slug's ceras waved gently with the current, displaying its vibrant colors.

  • The branching ceras on the mollusk's back are essential for respiration.

  • Scientists studied the ceras to understand how nudibranchs absorb oxygen underwater.

  • The ceras of the nudibranch were vibrant and colorful.

  • Did you notice the ceras on that mollusk?

  • The sea slug's ceras displayed vibrant colors as they swayed in the gentle current.

  • Researchers examined the ceras of various mollusks to learn more about their gill functions.

Synonyms

external gill
vsceras
  • Specialized
8.4

A part that sticks out from an animal and gets oxygen from water

is a brightly colored hornlike structure that serves as a gill on some mollusks

Surface Forms

ceras singular
ceras plural

Etymology

Ceras comes from the Greek word keras, which means 'horn' and is the same root in rhinoceros ('nose-horn'). So a ceras is a hornlike, branching part on some sea slugs that helps them breathe underwater.