aplacophoran
American
[ap-luh-kof-er-uhn]
/ ˌæp ləˈkɒf ər ən /
noun
Zoology.
Etymology
Origin of aplacophoran
< New Latin Aplacophor ( a ) the class name ( a- a- 6 + Greek plak-, stem of pláx flat object, tablet + -o- -o- + -phora, neuter plural of -phoros bearing, -phorous ) + -an
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