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brachiopod definition

brachio·pod (brā′kē ō päd′, brak′ē-)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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