"Orthid" is a word in ENGLISH
A brachiopod shell of the genus Orthis, and allied genera,
of the family Orthidae.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
Read the complete definitionA name formerly given to certain Silurian brachiopod shells of the genus Spirifer.
Read the complete definitionThe triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
Read the complete definitionOne of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.
Read the complete definitionThe peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.
Read the complete definitionWithout a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration …
Read the complete definitionAn order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, …
Read the complete definitionHaving the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods.
Read the complete definitionA genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant in the Upper Silurian.
Read the complete definitionAn extinct genus of brachiopods, very characteristic of the Carboniferous rocks.
Read the complete definitionA genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil.
Read the complete definitionA capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In …
Read the complete definitiontamislat n {1} k. o. brachiopod found burrowing in the sand, used in soup. {2} facetious term for s. o. …
Read the complete definitionA genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through …
Read the complete definitionA division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and …
Read the complete definitionA genus of brachiopods of which many species are found in the fossil state. A few still exist in the …
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