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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Acephala

· A·ceph·a·la · IPA
01 n. pl. That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head…
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    That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca.(Zool.) See: Mollusca