brachiopod

bra·chi·o·pod

B0440300 (brā′kē-ə-pŏd′, brăk′ē-)n. Any of numerous marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a shell with two valves of unequal size enclosing an armlike lophophore used for feeding, and including many extinct species commonly found as fossils. Also called lampshell.

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[From New Latin Brāchiopoda, phylum name : Latin brācchium, arm; see brachium + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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brach′i·o·pod′ adj.

brachiopod

(ˈbreɪkɪəˌpɒd; ˈbræk-) n (Animals) 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[C19: from New Latin Brachiopoda; see brachium, -pod]

bra•chi•o•pod

(ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i-)

n. any superficially clamlike marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having unequal dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of ciliated food-gathering appendages. [1830–40; < New Latin Brachiopoda. See brachio-, -pod]

bra·chi·o·pod

(brā′kē-ə-pŏd′) Any of various invertebrate animals that live in the ocean and resemble clams but are sedentary. Brachiopods have paired upper and lower shells attached to a stalk, and hollow tentacles covered with cilia that sweep food particles into the mouth.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brachiopod - marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwidelamp shell, lampshellinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationBrachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
Adj.	1.	brachiopod - of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopodabrachiopodous