n. any marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda (esp. a fossil one) having a two-valved chalky shell and a ciliated feeding arm.
[ mod.L f. Gk brakhion arm + pous podos foot ]
n. any marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda (esp. a fossil one) having a two-valved chalky shell and a ciliated feeding arm.
[ mod.L f. Gk brakhion arm + pous podos foot ]
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