4 definitions found
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]:
Placophora \Pla*coph"o*ra\ (pl[.a]*k[o^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), noun pl.
[NL., from Gr. pla'x, plako's, tablet + fe'rein to bear.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Polyplacophora \Pol'y*pla*coph"o*ra\, noun pl. [NL. See {Poly-},
and {Placophora}.] (Zo["o]l.)
See {Placophora}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Polyplacophora
noun: small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons;
sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
[syn: {class Polyplacophora}]
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