brachiopod
[ brey-kee-uh-pod, brak-ee- ]
/ ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i- /
noun
any mollusklike, marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a dorsal and ventral shell; a lamp shell.
adjective
Also bra·chi·op·o·dous
[brey-kee-op-uh-duh s, brak-ee] /ˌbreɪ kiˈɒp ə dəs, ˌbræk i/.
belonging or pertaining to the Brachiopoda.
Words nearby brachiopod
Example sentences from the Web for brachiopod
A genus unfigured and imperfectly described as differing in some respects from Terebratula and other Brachiopod.
A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham SowerbyThe process is apparently the same in a nebula or a brachiopod, although much more intricate in the latter.
The Soul of the Far East |Percival LowellSpirifer, spir′i-fėr, n. a brachiopod of the Carboniferous system.
British Dictionary definitions for brachiopod
brachiopod
/ (ˈbreɪkɪəˌpɒd, ˈbræk-) /
noun
any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
Also called: lamp shell See also bryozoan
Word Origin for brachiopod
C19: from New Latin
Brachiopoda; see
brachium,
-pod
Scientific definitions for brachiopod
brachiopod
[ brā′kē-ə-pŏd′ ]
Any of various marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Brachiopoda that resemble clams. Brachiopods have paired upper and lower shells attached to a usually stationary stalk and hollow tentacles covered with cilia that sweep food particles into the mouth. Brachiopods are probably related to the phoronids and bryozoans, and were extremely abundant throughout the Paleozoic Era.