Crossword-Solution: EOLIS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Eolis | n. | A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillae along the back. See Ceratobranchia. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| EOLIS | anagram | EOILS, ILOSE, IOLES, ISOLE, OEILS, SILOE, SOLEI |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with EOLIS (4)
Where the modification is carried to its extreme degree, not only the shell but the pallial cavity, ctenidium and visceral hump disappear, and the body acquires a simple elongated form and a secondary external symmetry, as in _Pterotrachaea_ and in _Doris, Eolis_, and other Nudibranchia.
Some amongst them (_Tergipes, Eolis_) are also remarkable for possessing peculiarly modified cells placed in sacs (cnidosacs) at the apices of these same papillae, which resemble the "thread-cells" of the Coelentera.
The Crowned Eolis.] In the group of the Eolidæ, the gills are like leafless trees in most genera, but in the principal genus Eolis, they are long, spindle-shaped, sharp-pointed papillæ, arranged in transverse rows or clusters along the sides of the back, leaving a space between them, as in fig.
The Eolis coronata, like all its congeners, has a stinging apparatus, consisting of an oblong bag, full of thread cells, placed at the extremity of each papilla, from whence darts can be ejected through an aperture in the tip.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1951–1955).