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Aplacophoran

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n. one of the aplacophora; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.

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n. deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle

Word Usage

"Some authors propose the clade to represent the most basal branch within Mollusca, while others claim aplacophoran mollusks (Solenogastres and Caudofoveata) to be derived."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

univalve gastropod

Variant

aplacophora

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

solenogaster