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polyplacophora

 

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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Placophora  \Pla*coph"o*ra\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  from  Gr  ?,  ?,  tablet  + 
  ?  to  bear.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  division  of  gastropod  Mollusca,  including  the  chitons.  The 
  back  is  covered  by  eight  shelly  plates.  Called  also 
  {Polyplacophora}.  See  Illust.  under  {Chiton},  and 
  {Isopleura}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polyplacophora  \Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra\,  n.  pl  [NL.  See  {Poly-}, 
  and  {Placophora}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  See  {Placophora}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Polyplacophora 
  n  :  small  class  of  marine  mollusks  comprising  the  chitons; 
  sometimes  considered  an  order  of  the  subclass  Amphineura 
  [syn:  {Polyplacophora},  {class  Polyplacophora}]




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