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brachiopod
CIDE DICTIONARY
brachiopod, n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.].
One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brachiopod, n. any marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda (esp. a fossil one) having a two-valved chalky shell and a ciliated feeding arm.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk brakhion arm + pous podos foot
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