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Definition of Brachiopod
1. Noun. Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide.
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Group relationships: Brachiopoda, Phylum Brachiopoda
2. Adjective. Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda.
Partainyms: Phylum Brachiopoda, Phylum Brachiopoda
Derivative terms: Brachiopoda
Definition of Brachiopod
1. n. One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
Definition of Brachiopod
1. Noun. Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum ''Brachiopoda'', that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brachiopod
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Medical Definition of Brachiopod
1. A phylum of invertebrate animals often grouped with two other phyla under the name Lophophorates. General characteristics include: a pair of protective shells (giving them a superficial resemblance to the bivalves - i.e. Clams), a stalk protruding from the rear called a pedicle which anchors the animal to the sea floor, and a lophophore (a ridge with many tiny tentacles on it, used to catch food particles floating by). Brachiopod shells come in many different shapes and sizes. Brachiopods were extremely abundant during the Paleozoic era (both in terms of numbers of individuals and numbers of species), but were practically wiped out around 300 million years ago during the Permian mass extinction.Compare gastropod (09 Oct 1997)
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Literary usage of Brachiopod
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1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1902)
"THE EMBRYOLOGY OF A brachiopod, ... writers have as yet attempted to deal with
the entire embryology of a brachiopod, and both of these studies were made ..."
2. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1871)
"Diagram of the Relations of the Univalve to the Bivalve, and of this to the
brachiopod. By JW SALTER, ALS, FGS, Associate of the Imperial Bohemian Museum, ..."
3. Aids in Practical Geology by Grenville Arthur James Cole (1902)
"... varies considerably; in this example the pitted supports of avicularia at each
side of the base of the aperture are clearly seen. Fig. 59.—brachiopod ..."
4. Our Common British Fossils and where to Find Them: A Handbook for Students by John Ellor Taylor (1885)
"Diagram showing the various stages of development in a recent brachiopod, from
b, c, larval stages, etc,, to a, adult animal. delighted when he finds a ..."
5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1870)
"And since more attention was given to the shell than to the animal, naturalists
long misunderstood the true disposition of the shell in the brachiopod. ..."
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