|āˌplaˈkäfərə, ˌapləˈ- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + plac- + -phora
: an order of Amphineura comprising wormlike mollusks in which the body is without calcareous plates but the mantle bears numerous calcified spicules over its entire surface
• apla·coph·o·ran | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rən adjective or noun
• apla·coph·o·rous -rəs adjective