Brachiopod

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brachiopod \Brach"i*o*pod\, n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.] (Zool.)
     One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  brachiopod
       adj : of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda [syn: {brachiopodous}]
       n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms
           bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
           [syn: {lamp shell}, {lampshell}]