trochophore

[ trok-uh-fawr, -fohr ]

nounZoology.
  1. a ciliate, free-swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers.

Origin of trochophore

1
1890–95; <Greek trochó(s) wheel + -phore

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British Dictionary definitions for trochophore

trochophore

trochosphere (ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə)

/ (ˈtrɒkəˌfɔː) /


noun
  1. the ciliated planktonic larva of many invertebrates, including polychaete worms, molluscs, and rotifers

Origin of trochophore

1
C19: from Greek trokhos wheel + -phore

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