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ceras

/ˈsɪr.əs/

Traduction: Nom désignant l'une des structures cornées, souvent vivement colorées et ramifiées, situées sur le dos des nudibranches et des mollusques apparentés, servant de branchies.

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/ˈsɪr.əs/C2formalscientific
  • frNom désignant l'une des structures cornées, souvent vivement colorées et ramifiées, situées sur le dos des nudibranches et des mollusques apparentés, servant de branchies.

A noun referring to one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of nudibranchs and related mollusks, which serve as gills.

  1. Nudibranch appendageC2formalscientific

    One of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of a nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills.

    frCérata (appendice des nudibranches)

    • The nudibranch's ceras is used for respiration and defense.
    • Each ceras contains branches of the digestive gland.
    • The bright colors of the ceras warn predators of toxicity.