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From translingual Monoplacophora + -an.
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.
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monoplacophoran
Today it means: Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells. Full definition →
First used 20th c.