trochophore
[ trok-uh-fawr, -fohr ]
nounZoology.
a ciliate, free-swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers.
Origin of trochophore
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British Dictionary definitions for trochophore
trochophore
trochosphere (ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə)
/ (ˈtrɒkəˌfɔː) /
noun
the ciliated planktonic larva of many invertebrates, including polychaete worms, molluscs, and rotifers
Origin of trochophore
1C19: from Greek trokhos wheel + -phore
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