brachiopod
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Brachiopod — Brach i*o*pod, n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brachiopod — [brā′kē ō päd΄, brak′ēō päd΄] n. [< ModL < BRACHIO + POD] any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine animals with hinged upper and lower shells enclosing two armlike parts with tentacles that are used for guiding minute food particles to the… … English World dictionary
Brachiopod — Taxobox name = Brachiopoda fossil range = Cambrian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Living brachiopods regnum = Animalia phylum = Brachiopoda phylum authority = Duméril, 1806 subdivision ranks = Subphyla and classes subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
brachiopod — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin bracchium + Greek pod , pous foot more at foot Date: 1836 any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine invertebrates with bivalve shells within which is a pair of arms bearing tentacles by which a current of water … New Collegiate Dictionary
brachiopod — /bray kee euh pod , brak ee /, n. 1. any mollusklike, marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a dorsal and ventral shell; a lamp shell. adj. 2. Also, brachiopodous /bray kee op euh deuhs, brak ee/. belonging or pertaining to the… … Universalium
brachiopod — noun /ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/ Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle bearing arms that capture food Syn: lampshell … Wiktionary
brachiopod — n. marine invertebrate animal that has hinged shells that close in on tentacles … English contemporary dictionary
brachiopod — [ brakɪə(ʊ)pɒd] noun Zoology a marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda, which comprises the lamp shells. Origin from mod. L. Brachiopoda, from Gk brakhiōn arm + pous, pod foot … English new terms dictionary
brachiopod — brach·i·o·pod … English syllables
brachiopod — bra•chi•o•pod [[t]ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i [/t]] n. ivt any superficially clamlike marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having unequal dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of ciliated food gathering appendages • Etymology: 1830–40; <… … From formal English to slang
