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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

Synonyms

  • lamp shell

A kind of

  • invertebrate

Related words

  • brachiopodist

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “brachiopod” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.