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placophora |
1 definition found 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}.
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