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Definition of Scaphopoda
1. Noun. Small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells.
Exact synonyms: Class Scaphopoda
Group relationships: Mollusca, Phylum Mollusca
Member holonyms: Scaphopod
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Mollusca, Phylum Mollusca
Member holonyms: Scaphopod
Generic synonyms: Class
Definition of Scaphopoda
1. n. pl. A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scaphopoda
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