odontophoran, a. and n. Zool.
(ɒdɒnˈtɒfərən)
[f. mod.L. Odontophora (neut. pl. of Gr. ὀδοντοϕόρος: see next), a proposed primary division of the Mollusca, including all those which have an odontophore, i.e. the Cephalopoda, Gasteropoda, and Pteropoda, with the tooth-shells, and chitons: see -an.]
a. adj. Of or belonging to the Odontophora. b. n. A mollusc of this group.
| 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. viii. 506 In such a slightly modified Odontophoran as Chiton, the heart presents its normal position in the posterior region of the haemal face of the body. |