HyperDic: lampshell

English > 1 sense of the word lampshell:
NOUNanimallampshell, brachiopod, lamp shellmarine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food
English > lampshell: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmarine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide / worldwide.
Synonymsbrachiopod, lamp shell
Member ofBrachiopoda, phylum Brachiopodamarine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
BroaderinvertebrateAny animal lacking a backbone or notochord
Spanishbrachiopoda, braquiópodo
Catalanbraquiòpode

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