brachiopod
noun /ˈbrækiəpɒd/
/ˈbrækiəpɑːd/
(biology)- a shellfish that has two joined shells and uses small tentacles (= long thin parts) to find foodTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word Originmodern Latin (plural), from Greek brakhiōn ‘arm’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.