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Definition of "brachiopod" []

  • Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda, having bivalve dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of tentacled, armlike structures that are used to sweep minute food particles into the mouth. Also called lampshell. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brachiopod" in a sentence
  • "A brachiopod is an ocean creature that looks a little like a clam."
  • "The name of the fossil rises from some corner of his brain: brachiopod."
  • "My favourite living fossil is the brachiopod Lingula."
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