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brachiopod Definition

brachio·pod (brākē ō päd′, brakē-)

noun

any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine animals with hinged upper and lower shells enclosing two armlike parts with tentacles that are used for guiding minute food particles to the mouth

Etymology: < ModL < brachio- + -pod

brachiopod Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: These rocks demonstrate a change from coastal to marine conditions and contain fossil brachiopods, corals and the remains of sea-lilies.
  • include: Marine animals were present in abundance, including brachiopods which lived attached to or buried in the sea floor.
  • yield: These rocks yield occasional fossil brachiopods indicating that they were deposited in a shallow sea.
  • find: Plenty of excellent corals can be found, brachiopods, bivalves and Trilobites.
  • have: Leckhampton Hill If your prepared for the steel hill climb, this location has some superb brachiopods and bivalves in a hill-top quarry.

Adjective modifier

  • fossil: These rocks yield occasional fossil brachiopods indicating that they were deposited in a shallow sea.
  • inarticulate: The valves of inarticulate brachiopods are held together by muscles without a hinge.
  • abundant: The lowest unit, the Llandovery Series, comprises coarse sandstones and conglomerates and siltstones with abundant fossil brachiopods and trilobites.
  • modern: Some modern brachiopods have rootlets, but they spread out into soft sediment, just as plant roots do.

Modifies a noun

  • shell: Shell structure, patterns and trends of oxygen and carbon stable isotopes in modern brachiopod shells.
  • fossil: Two limestone beds at the top of the section contain quartz-rich veins with coral and brachiopod fossils.
  • paleoecology: Pennsylvanian sea-level cycles, nutrient availability and brachiopod paleoecology.

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