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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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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