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Adjective: brachiopod  'brey-kee-u,pód [N. Amer], 'bra-kee-u,pód [Brit]
  1. Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
    "brachiopod organisms were more common in ancient seas than they are today";
    - brachiopodous
Noun: brachiopod  'brey-kee-u,pód [N. Amer], 'bra-kee-u,pód [Brit]
  1. Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
    "The palaeontologist discovered fossilized brachiopods in the limestone formation";
    - lamp shell, lampshell

Derived forms: brachiopods

Type of: invertebrate

Part of: Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda

Encyclopedia: Brachiopod