n.
Pronunciation: ' br ā -k ē - ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin bracchium + Greek pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1836
: any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine invertebrates with bivalve shells within which is a pair of arms bearing tentacles by which a current of water is made to bring microscopic food to the mouth ― called also lampshell
– brachiopod adjective