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monoplacophoran

UK/mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/

monoplacophoran noun: any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.

Noun

monoplacophoran (plural monoplacophorans)

  1. Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.
    • The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 49
    • Unique among mollusks, monoplacophorans turned out to have multiple repeating sets of shell-attachment muscles, kidneys, and gills.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 34

Forms of monoplacophoran

pluralmonoplacophorans

Origin of monoplacophoran

From translingual Monoplacophora + -an.

Questions about monoplacophoran

What does monoplacophoran mean?
Monoplacophoran means any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.
What part of speech is monoplacophoran?
Monoplacophoran is a noun.
How do you pronounce monoplacophoran?
Monoplacophoran is pronounced /mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/ (UK).
What is the plural of monoplacophoran?
The plural of monoplacophoran is monoplacophorans.

Words near monoplacophoran in the dictionary

  1. monopisthocotyleans
  2. monopitch
  3. monopitched
  4. monopitches
  5. monoplace
  6. monoplacophoran
  7. monoplacophorans
  8. monoplanar
  9. monoplane
  10. monoplaned
  11. monoplanes

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