‖Pla‐coph″o‐ra (plȧ‐kŏf″ō̍‐rȧ), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. πλάξ, πλακόσ, tablet + φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.