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Placophora
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) 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, Noah. Entry for 'Placophora'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/placophora.html. 1828.