单词 | brachiopod |
释义 | brachiopod[ brey-kee-uh-pod, brak-ee- ] / ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i- / nounany mollusklike, marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a dorsal and ventral shell; a lamp shell. adjectiveAlso bra·chi·op·o·dous [brey-kee-op-uh-duhs, brak-ee]. /ˌbreɪ kiˈɒp ə dəs, ˌbræk i/. belonging or pertaining to the Brachiopoda. Origin of brachiopodFrom the New Latin word Brachiopoda, dating back to 1830–40. See brachio-, -pod Words nearby brachiopodbrachiocephalic artery, brachiocephalic trunk, brachiocephalic vein, brachiocrural, brachiocubital, brachiopod, brachioradialis, brachiosaur, brachiosaurus, brachistochrone, brachium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brachiopod
British Dictionary definitions for brachiopodbrachiopod / (ˈbreɪkɪəˌpɒd, ˈbræk-) / nounany marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valvesAlso called: lamp shell See also bryozoan Word Origin for brachiopodC19: from New Latin Brachiopoda; see brachium, -pod Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for brachiopodbrachiopod [ brā′kē-ə-pŏd′ ] Any of various marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Brachiopoda that resemble clams. Brachiopods have paired upper and lower shells attached to a usually stationary stalk and hollow tentacles covered with cilia that sweep food particles into the mouth. Brachiopods are probably related to the phoronids and bryozoans, and were extremely abundant throughout the Paleozoic Era. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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