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Polyplacophora
(gcide) | Isopleura \I`so*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL. See Iso-, and Pleura.]
(Zool.)
A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical,
the right and left sides being equal.
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Note: The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the
body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive
organs are paired. It includes the chitons
(Polyplacophora), together with Neomenia and
Ch[ae]toderma, which are wormlike forms without a
shell.
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Polyplacophora
(gcide) | Placophora \Pla*coph"o*ra\ (pl[.a]*k[o^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. pl.
[NL., from Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + fe`rein to bear.]
(Zool.)
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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Polyplacophora
(gcide) | Polyplacophora \Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See Poly-,
and Placophora.] (Zool.)
See Placophora.
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polyplacophora
(wn) | Polyplacophora
n 1: small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons;
sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
[syn: Polyplacophora, class Polyplacophora] |
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