The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gymnosomata
Gymnosomata \Gym`no*so"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a] or j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[o^]m"[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.