polyplacophoranadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪpləˈkɒf(ə)rən/, U.S.

/ˌpɑlipləˈkɑf(ə)rən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polyplacophora , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Polyplacophora (see polyplacophorous adj.) + -an suffix.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the class Polyplacophora of gastropod molluscs, which comprises the chitons.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Polyplacophoran, a. and n., same as polyplacophore.

1962 D. Nichols Echinoderms xii. 163 It is only fair to mention that other animal groups, such as the polyplacophoran molluscs,..have claimed them.

1998 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 353 2046/1 The polyplacophoran mollusc Acanthopleura, a chiton.

B. n.

A mollusc of the class Polyplacophora, a chiton.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Polyplacophoran, a. and n., same as polyplacophore.

1976 Nature 2 Sept. 50/1 (caption) A polyplacophoran (Chiton) has removed sediment cover.

1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe x. 485/2 All polyplacophorans are herbivorous grazers living on hard substrata.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyplacophoran
释义	polyplacophoranadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪpləˈkɒf(ə)rən/, U.S. /ˌpɑlipləˈkɑf(ə)rən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polyplacophora , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Polyplacophora (see polyplacophorous adj.) + -an suffix. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the class Polyplacophora of gastropod molluscs, which comprises the chitons. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Polyplacophoran, a. and n., same as polyplacophore. 1962 D. Nichols Echinoderms xii. 163 It is only fair to mention that other animal groups, such as the polyplacophoran molluscs,..have claimed them. 1998 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 353 2046/1 The polyplacophoran mollusc Acanthopleura, a chiton. B. n. A mollusc of the class Polyplacophora, a chiton. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Polyplacophoran, a. and n., same as polyplacophore. 1976 Nature 2 Sept. 50/1 (caption) A polyplacophoran (Chiton) has removed sediment cover. 1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe x. 485/2 All polyplacophorans are herbivorous grazers living on hard substrata. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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