Definition of Scaphopods

1. Noun. (plural of scaphopod) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scaphopods

1. scaphopod [n] - See also: scaphopod

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scaphopods

scaphognathites
scaphohydrocephalus
scaphoid
scaphoid abdomen
scaphoid bone
scaphoid fossa
scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone
scaphoid fracture
scaphoid scapula
scaphoid tuberosity
scaphoids
scapholunar
scapholunars
scaphopda
scaphopod
scaphopods (current term)
scapi
scapiform
scaping
scapolite
scapolites
scapose
scapple
scappled
scapples
scappling
scaps
scapula
scapula alata

Literary usage of Scaphopods

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"DIAGRAMS TO SHOW THE ORIGIN OF THE scaphopods FROM A Fu- ... most probable that it is to this group that the scaphopods should be considered as related. ..."

2. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"Miocene gastropods and scaphopods of the Choctawhatchee formation of Florida. ... New Miocene gastropods and scaphopods from Alaqua Creek Valley, Florida. ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"The scaphopods are intermediate between the gastropods and pelecypods. ... The scaphopods are found in shallow water near shore, chiefly in the warmer parts ..."

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