• (n. pl.) 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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Pla·coph'o·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., tablet + ... to bear.]
(Zoology) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also
Polyplacophora . See
Illust. under
Chiton , and
Isopleur...
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