单词 | Monoplacophora |
释义 | Monoplacophora/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒf(ə)rə/Zoology noun A class of mainly extinct univalved marine molluscs with a limpet-shaped shell, whose surviving members are found in deep water. Also (usually in form monoplacophora): molluscs of this class. Origin1950s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From scientific Latin Monoplacophora, class name from mono- + ancient Greek πλακο-, πλάξ flat plate, tablet + -ϕόρος, after Polyplacophora. |
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