“brachiopod”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

brachiopod

释义

brachiopod Zool.|ˈbrækɪəʊpɒd|
Pl. ˈbrachiopods, also in mod.L. form brachiopoda |brækɪˈɒpədə|.
[ad. mod.L. brachiopoda, n. pl. f. Gr. βραχίω-ν arm + πούς, ποδ- foot.]
A bivalve mollusc distinguished by having, on each side of the mouth, a long spiral arm, used in procuring food. Also attrib.
1836Penny Cycl. V. 310/2 The generative system of the Brachiopoda.Ibid. 311/1 The Brachiopods..are stationary.1859Darwin Orig. Spec. xi. (1878) 307 Certain Brachiopods have been but slightly modified from an extremely remote geological epoch.Ibid. ii. (1872) 35 Brachiopod shells.
Hence brachiˈopodist, one versed in the study of brachiopods; brachiˈopodous a., of or resembling the brachiopoda.
1836Penny Cycl. V. 310/2 The spiral disposition of the arms is common to the whole of the brachiopodous genera..hitherto..examined.1881Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 215 Nothing is left undone by that distinguished brachiopodist.

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