acropodia

/æk.ro.pōˈdi.ə/

Definitions

1. noun

a type of extinct sea creature, a suborder of extinct colonial, filter-feeding, sessile, suspension-feeding, epibenthic, marine, animals with a calcareous skeleton

“The team of paleontologists discovered an acropodia fossil in the ancient sea bed”

Synonyms

  • colonial animal
  • sea creature

Antonyms

  • land animal
  • terrestrial creature