BRACHIOPOD


Meaning of BRACHIOPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrā-kē-ə-ˌpäd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.