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BRACHIOPOD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Synonyms:
brachiopod; lamp shell; lampshell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("brachiopod" is a kind of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Holonyms ("brachiopod" is a member of...):
Brachiopoda; phylum Brachiopoda (marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
Synonyms:
brachiopod; brachiopodous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
phylum Brachiopoda (marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)
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