About The Word Brachiopoda
Learn about the word Brachiopoda to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Brachiopoda definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Brachiopoda
| Brachiopoda Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Brachiopoda?
[n] marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Brachiopoda: phylum Brachiopoda Related Terms | Find terms related to Brachiopoda: See Also | animal kingdom | Animalia | brachiopod | kingdom Animalia | lamp shell | lampshell | phylum Brachiopoda In Webster's Dictionary \Brach`i*op"o*da\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? arm + -poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell,
often attached by a fleshy peduncle.
Note: Within the shell is a pair of ``arms,'' often long and
spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by
which a current of water is made to flow into the
mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the
mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell is both
opened and closed by special muscles. They form two
orders; Lyopoma, in which the shell is thin, and
without a distinct hinge, as in Lingula; and
Arthropoma, in which the firm calcareous shell has a
regular hinge, as in Rhynchonella. See {Arthropomata}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
- Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
- Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
- Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
- Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
- Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
- Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
- Apatura ‐ large Old World…
- Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
- Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…