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Meaning of monoplacophoran | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/

Definitions

Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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