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/mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/ · noun
(zoology) Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells..
The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.
Unique among mollusks, monoplacophorans turned out to have multiple repeating sets of shell-attachment muscles, kidneys, and gills.
Monoplacophorans are an extremely ancient type of mollusc, the oldest known from the fossil record.
Use monoplacophoran when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Monoplacophoran means (zoology) Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.
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