BRACHIOPOD


Meaning of BRACHIOPOD in English

/ ˈbrækiəpɒd; NAmE -pɑːd/ noun

( biology ) a shellfish that has two joined shells and uses small tentacles (= long thin parts) to find food

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin (plural), from Greek brakhiōn arm + pous , pod- foot.

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