[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

aplysia \aplys"ia\, n. gr. ? a dirty sponge, fr. ? unwashed;
   'a priv. + ? to wash. zool.
   a genus of marine mollusks of the order tectibranchiata;
   the sea hare. some of the species when disturbed throw out a
   deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance.
   see illust. in appendix.
   1913 webster
see also:
tectibranchiata 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

aplysia
     n : type genus of the family aplysiidae syn: genus aplysia, tethys,
          genus tethus
see also:
genus aplysia tethys genus tethus 

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