pleurobranchidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat.pleurobranch(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Zool.: A of Tectibranchiate Gasteropod a; ple-thor-Ic-al-ly, adv. [Eng. plethorical; -ly.] shell limpet-like or concealed mantle or shell In a plethoric manner. plěth-ōr-ý, s. [PLETHORA.] plěth-rõn, plěth-răm, s. [Gr. plethron.] Greek Antiq.: In ancient Greece, a measure of length, being 100 Greek or 101 English feet, the sixth part of the stadium. As a square measure, 10,000 Greek square feet; also used to translate the Roman jugerum, though this was about 28,000 square feet. pleuch, pleugh, subst. [PLOUGH, 8.) A plow. (Scott: Rob Roy, ch. xxvi.)