CHITONIDAE
\t͡ʃˈɪtənˌɪdiː], \tʃˈɪtənˌɪdiː], \tʃ_ˈɪ_t_ə_n_ˌɪ_d_iː]\
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[Gr.] (Zool.) Fam. of gasteropodous molluscs, the only known instance of a protecting shell of many portions- not valves, but overlapping plates.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
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