Meanings
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nounAny of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
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adjectiveof or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
nounmarine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
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Origin
- translingualBrachiopoda
- Englishbrachiopod
Borrowed from translingual Brachiopoda. By surface analysis, brachio- + -pod.
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Dutch armpotigen
- armpotigenany of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda
Finnish lonkerojalkainen
- lonkerojalkainenany of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda
Polish ramienionóg
- ramienionógany of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda
Portuguese braquiópode
- braquiópodeany of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda
Spanish braquiópodo
- braquiópodoany of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda
Cite this entry
brachiopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiopod
“brachiopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiopod. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachiopod,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiopod.
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