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scaphopod

scaphopod noun: tusk shell.

Noun

scaphopod (plural scaphopods)

  1. tusk shell

Forms of scaphopod

pluralscaphopods

Origin of scaphopod

From Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “boat”) + -pod.

Questions about scaphopod

What does scaphopod mean?
Scaphopod means tusk shell.
What part of speech is scaphopod?
Scaphopod is a noun.
What is the plural of scaphopod?
The plural of scaphopod is scaphopods.

Words near scaphopod in the dictionary

  1. scapholunar
  2. scapholunars
  3. scapholunate
  4. scaphometacarpal
  5. scaphopisiform
  6. scaphopod
  7. scaphopods
  8. scaphoradial
  9. scaphotrapezial
  10. scaphotrapeziotrapezoid
  11. scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint

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