Scaphopoda
plural noun
Sca·phop·o·da
skəˈfäpədə
: a small class of Mollusca comprising bilaterally symmetrical marine forms that have a tapering tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spade-shaped foot for burrowing, many long slender prehensile oral tentacles about a mouth containing a radula, a rudimentary heart, no gills, and separate sexes whose reproductive products escape through the right kidney see tooth shell compare gastropoda
scaphopodous
adjective
-dəs
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“Scaphopoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scaphopoda. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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