The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . ijpUic(iphore. polyplacophore (pol-i-plako-for), a. and n.[liorns: seej>oli/placophorous.\I. a. Bearing many plates, as a chiton; of orpertaining to the Polyplacophora. II. n. A member of the Polyplacophora; achiton, or eoat-of-mail shell. poljrplacophorous (pol i-pla-kofo-ms), a. [<NL. pohjiihii^njikorus, < Gr. noAvg, many, + 7r/.af(x/,aK-), a tablet, plate, + <pepeiv = E. heaA.]8ame as jjolyjilncoplioie. polyplastic (pol-i-plastik), a. [< Gr.
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . ijpUic(iphore. polyplacophore (pol-i-plako-for), a. and n.[liorns: seej>oli/placophorous.\I. a. Bearing many plates, as a chiton; of orpertaining to the Polyplacophora. II. n. A member of the Polyplacophora; achiton, or eoat-of-mail shell. poljrplacophorous (pol i-pla-kofo-ms), a. [<NL. pohjiihii^njikorus, < Gr. noAvg, many, + 7r/.af(x/,aK-), a tablet, plate, + <pepeiv = E. heaA.]8ame as jjolyjilncoplioie. polyplastic (pol-i-plastik), a. [< Gr. woHx,many. + TTAaariKog, plastic: see J^lastic.] Hav-ing or assuming many forms. Polyplaxiphora (pol^i-plak-sifo-ra), 71. phSame as Polyplucopihora. De Blainville, 1825,etc. polyplectron, polyplectrum (pol-i-plektron,-trum), «. {=iV. polyplictroii: <Gr. xo/tif, many,+ ir/.f/K-pov, plectrum: see 1. (-trii). An obsolete variety of harp-sichord or spinet.— 2. [cap.] [NL. (Temminek,).] A magnificent genus of Plidshiiiiflce, ofthe subfamily Paroiiiiis; having the tarsi vvith. Pcarock-phe.^sanl (.PolypUctron bicalcaratum), two or more spurs, and the plumage more orless ocellated, as in the peacock; the peacock-pheasants. The best-known species is P. bicalcaratumor chuuntix; others are P. (fermani, fwUrne, schleirmachi,and tltimtannm. More different than these are the Napo-leon pheasant of the Moluccas, P. empkamim (or impole-oiiis). ;iTid tlir SuMiatran /*. chalcunnn. Also called Diplec-truim^, IHjilfi-tritit^ OiplfCtrtfin. Polyplectroninae (pol-i-plek-tro-nine), «. pi. [XL., < Polyplectron, 2, + -inee.] Same as Pa- vouinee. polyplectrum, «. See (pol-ip-ne|i), «. [NL., < Gr. ttoXic, ,-(- -fdiii, Tro?/, breathing,i. [< Gr. Tro/.yn-ouc, inany-footeil, \-o/.hc, many, + ttovi; (noti-) = E. foot. Ct. polyp.] I. 0. Having many legs, feet, arms, or rays, (a) In Crmlai-ra. more than decapod; having more than ten an
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