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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.

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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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