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Princeton's WordNet
Polyplacophora, class Polyplacophoranoun
small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
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polyplacophora
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle.
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polyplacophora
Polyplacophora is a class of mollusks, commonly known as chitons. They are characterized by their oval shapes and the presence of eight shell plates or valves that overlap slightly at the back and front. These marine animals are found worldwide, primarily in cold water and rocky coastal areas.
Webster Dictionary
Polyplacophora
see Placophora
Etymology: [NL. See Poly-, and Placophora.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Polyplacophora
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of flattened, elongated marine mollusks, commonly called chitons. They are unique in that they possess seven or eight separate shell plates.
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The numerical value of polyplacophora in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of polyplacophora in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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