brachiopod
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of brachiopod
From the New Latin word Brachiopoda, dating back to 1830–40. See brachio-, -pod
Example Sentences
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As researchers recently proposed in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, the collapse of the brachiopod empire exemplifies a struggle that has defined life from the start: the quest for phosphorus.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022
“It would be very difficult to convince someone of that if it’s a brachiopod, but T. rex takes it to another level.”
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022
Dr. Jurikova and her team discovered spikes of the element boron — a proxy for acidity levels — in fossil brachiopod shells found in rocks in Italy that stretch across the extinction boundary.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2020
There are brachiopod teachers who transmit their own minds but do not stimulate students to advance human knowledge.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amongst the brachiopod shells Waldhemia indentata, Terebratula punctata, T. Edwardsii occur, together with an abundance of the characteristic Rhynchonella tetraëdra: Spiriferinæ are rare.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin
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