Look up: brachiopod

1. Brachiopod
   Brachiopods meaning arm feet) are a phylum of animals also known as lamp shells (bottom-dwelling marine invertebrates that have two dissimilar protective shells held together with a hinge, and superficially look like mollusks). Brachiopods evolved during the Cambrian Period, roughly 570 million year...
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2. brachiopod
   [adj] - of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda 2. [n] - marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food
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3. Brachiopod
   Brach'i·o·pod noun [ Confer F. brachiopode .] (Zoology) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
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4. brachiopod
   A phylum of invertebrate animals often grouped with two other phyla under the name Lophophorates. General characteristics include: a pair of protective shells (giving them a superficial resemblance to the bivalves - i.e. Clams), a stalk protruding from the rear called a pedicle which anchors the ani...
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5. brachiopod
   brachiopodous adjective of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
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6. brachiopod
   lamp shell noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
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7. Brachiopod
   • (n.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
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8. brachiopod
   brachiopod A bivalve mollusc distinguished by having, on each side of the mouth, a long spiral arm, used in procuring food; literally, 'arm-foot'.
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9. brachiopod
   Any member of the phylum Brachiopoda, marine invertebrates with two shells, resembling but totally unrelated to bivalves. There are about 300 living species; they were much more numerous in past geological ages. They are suspension feeders, ingesting minute food particles from water. A single internal organ, the lophophore, handles feeding, asp...
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10. brachiopod
    (Gk: brakhion arm; podos foot) a lamp shell of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a two-valved chalky shell and a ciliated (hairy) feeding arm.
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