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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Isopleura \I'so*pleu"ra\, noun pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {Pleura}.] (Zo["o]l.) A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical, the right and left sides being equal.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Neomenia \Ne'o*me"ni*a\, noun [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ne'os new + mh'n month.] The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
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