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Brachiopod

//ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd// noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
  2. 2
    marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Brachiopoda. By surface analysis, brachio- + -pod.

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