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scaphopoda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scaphopo-da
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 .

Questions

What does scaphopoda mean?
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 .

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