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Acephala
Webster's Dictionary
(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. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acephala'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/acephala.html. 1828.