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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"This is why we eat clam chowder and we don't eat brachiopod chowder," Sperling said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Today, only about 400 brachiopod species remain, while an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 species of bivalves exist.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“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
This interesting brachiopod was found in the limestone by Captain M'Clure, at the Princess Royal Islands, in the Prince of Wales' Strait, between Baring Island and Prince Albert Land.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold
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