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Scaphopoda

Syllabification: (Sca·phop·o·da)
Pronunciation: /skəˈfäpədə/

Zoology
Definition of Scaphopoda
  • a class of mollusks that comprises the tooth shells.

Derivatives

scaphopod

Pronunciation: /ˈskafəˌpäd/

noun

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek skaphē 'boat' + pous, pod- 'foot'

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