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1. (n.) brachiopod
any superficially clamlike marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having unequal dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of ciliated food-gathering appendages.
Etymology: (1830–40; < NL Brachiopoda. See brachio -, -pod)
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1. (adj) brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
2. (adj) brachiopod, brachiopodous
of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
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1. (noun) brachiopod
one of the Brachiopoda, or its shell
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