brachiopod

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Brachiopoda. By surface analysis, brachio- +‎ -pod.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/, /ˈbɹeɪkɪoʊˌpɒd/

Noun

brachiopod (plural brachiopods)

1. Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food

Synonyms

• lampshell

Derived terms

• brachiopodist

Translations

any of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda

• Dutch: armpotigen (nl)
• Finnish: lonkerojalkainen (fi)
• Polish: ramienionóg (pl) m
• Portuguese: braquiópode m
• Spanish: braquiópodo m