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scaphopod

[ skaf-uh-pod ]

noun

  1. any mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, comprising the tooth shells.

adjective

  1. Also ·DZ··dzܲ [] belonging or pertaining to the Scaphopoda.

scaphopod

/ ˈæəˌɒ /

noun

  1. any marine mollusc of the class Scaphopoda, which includes the tusk (or tooth) shells
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scaphopod1

From the New Latin word Scaphopoda, dating back to 1910–15. See scapho-, -pod
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scaphopod1

C20: from New Latin, from Greek 첹ŧ boat + -pod
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Scaphopod, skaf′ō-pod, adj. having the foot fitted for burrowing, as a mollusc.

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