brachiopod Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
    lamp shell; lampshell.
  2. adjective of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
    brachiopodous.

WordNet


Brach"i*o*pod noun
Etymology
Cf.F. brachiopode.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.

Webster 1913