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odontophoran, a. and n. Zool.|ɒdɒnˈtɒfərən|
[f. mod.L. Odontophora (neut. pl. of Gr. ὀδοντοϕόρος: see next), a proposed primary division of the Mollusca, including all those which have an odontophore, i.e. the Cephalopoda, Gasteropoda, and Pteropoda, with the tooth-shells, and chitons: see -an.]
a. adj. Of or belonging to the Odontophora.
b. n. A mollusc of this group.
1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. viii. 506 In such a slightly modified Odontophoran as Chiton, the heart presents its normal position in the posterior region of the haemal face of the body. |