Monoplacophoran

//mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.

    "The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran."

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"The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran."

Etymology

From translingual Monoplacophora + -an.

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