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brachidium

brachidium noun: the calcified support for the lophophore in some brachiopods.

Noun

brachidium (plural brachidia)

  1. The calcified support for the lophophore in some brachiopods

Forms of brachidium

pluralbrachidia

Origin of brachidium

From brachio- + -idium.

Questions about brachidium

What does brachidium mean?
Brachidium means the calcified support for the lophophore in some brachiopods.
What part of speech is brachidium?
Brachidium is a noun.
What is the plural of brachidium?
The plural of brachidium is brachidia.

Words near brachidium in the dictionary

  1. brachiating
  2. brachiation
  3. brachiations
  4. brachiator
  5. brachiators
  6. brachidium
  7. brachinine
  8. brachinines
  9. brachinite
  10. brachinites
  11. brachio-

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