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单词 Brachiopoda
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Definition of Brachiopoda in English:

Brachiopoda

plural noun ˌbrakɪəˈpəʊdəˌbrak-
Zoology
  • A phylum of marine invertebrates that comprises the lamp shells.

    〔动〕(海洋无脊椎动物)腕足动物门

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many recent textbooks unite Ectoprocta, Phoronida and Brachiopoda under the name Lophophorata, a name introduced by Hyman, apparently because she did not like the much older name Tentaculata.
    • As these animals are quite distinct from other members of the phylum Brachiopoda they were given their own superfamily Cranioidea.
    • However, the end-Guadalupian regression eliminated most of the shelf areas, and this could have been the direct cause of the almost total extinction of Brachiopoda in the Late Permian in the Boreal Realm.
    • The radiation of the Mollusca, Annelida, and Brachiopoda might also have occurred over a short period.
    • Several recent evolution trees show the Phoronida and Brachiopoda as closely interrelated, with the Brachiopoda possibly a paraphyletic group.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek brakhiōn 'arm' + pous, pod- 'foot'.

Definition of Brachiopoda in US English:

Brachiopoda

plural nounˌbrak-
Zoology
  • A phylum of marine invertebrates that comprises the lamp shells.

    〔动〕(海洋无脊椎动物)腕足动物门

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many recent textbooks unite Ectoprocta, Phoronida and Brachiopoda under the name Lophophorata, a name introduced by Hyman, apparently because she did not like the much older name Tentaculata.
    • As these animals are quite distinct from other members of the phylum Brachiopoda they were given their own superfamily Cranioidea.
    • However, the end-Guadalupian regression eliminated most of the shelf areas, and this could have been the direct cause of the almost total extinction of Brachiopoda in the Late Permian in the Boreal Realm.
    • Several recent evolution trees show the Phoronida and Brachiopoda as closely interrelated, with the Brachiopoda possibly a paraphyletic group.
    • The radiation of the Mollusca, Annelida, and Brachiopoda might also have occurred over a short period.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek brakhiōn ‘arm’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.

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