brachiopode (brakiopod)

and a. See brachiopod . brachiopod ous (brak-i-op'ō-dus), a. [As Bra- chiopoda + -ous .] Belonging to the cla Bra- chiopoda . Also brachiopod . brach i plex (brak'i-pleks), n. [L. brachium, bracchium , arm, + NL. plexus .] The brachial plexus of nerves. See brachial plexus , under brachial. reference to the shortne of the wing-cases; [ brach i an example. See cut under bombardier - beetle. brachiocephalic (brak i-o-se-fal'ik or -sef'alik), a. [L. brachium, bracchium (Gr. βραχί ων ), arm, + Gr. κεφαλή, head, + -ic.] In an at., of or pertaining both to the upper arm and to the head: as, the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery and veins.