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scapho·pod (skafə päd′)

noun

any of a class (Scaphopoda) of mollusks that live in muddy or sandy sea bottoms and have slightly curved, tubular shells open at both ends with a long, pointed, protrusile foot at the larger end

Etymology: < Gr skaphos, a ship (see scaphoid) + -pod

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