Definition of Solenogaster

1. Noun. Deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle.

Exact synonyms: Aplacophoran
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Aplacophora, Order Aplacophora, Order Solenogastres, Solenogastres

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solenogaster

solemnizing
solemnly
solemnness
solemnnesses
solen
solenacean
solenaceans
solenaceous
soleness
solenesses
solenette
solenettes
solenoconcha
solenodon
solenodons
solenogaster (current term)
solenogastra
solenoglyph
solenoglypha
solenoglyphous
solenoglyphs
solenoid
solenoidal
solenoids
solenopsin
solenopsin A
solenopsins
solenostele
solenosteles
solenostelic

Literary usage of Solenogaster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"... when published, will, in this respect, add considerably to our knowledge. AEO Notes. — Dr. Thiele reports in Fauna Arctica a new solenogaster, ..."

2. ...The Apodida: A Morphological Study by Henry Meyners Bernard (1892)
"Between the Annelids and the Molluscs we have the claims of solenogaster to attend to ; but this animal is unfortunately so rare, that it will be long ..."

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