Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Polyplacophora"
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) 1.7 (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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