Library / English Dictionary

POLYPLACOPHORA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura

Synonyms:

class Polyplacophora; Polyplacophora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Polyplacophora" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Polyplacophora"):

genus Chiton (a genus of Polyplacophora)

Holonyms ("Polyplacophora" is a member of...):

Mollusca; phylum Mollusca (gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons)

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