lampshell (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lampshell*:
NOUN	animal	lampshell, brachiopod, lamp shell	marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food

English > *lampshell*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide / worldwide.
Synonyms	brachiopod, lamp shell
Member of	Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda	marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
Broader	invertebrate	Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
Spanish	brachiopoda, braquiópodo
Catalan	braquiòpode

HyperDic: lampshell