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trochal

American  
[troh-kuhl] / ˈtroʊ kəl /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. resembling a wheel.

trochal British  
/ ˈtrəʊkəl /

adjective

  1. zoology shaped like a wheel

    the trochal disc of a rotifer
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Other Word Forms

  • pretrochal adjective

Etymology

Origin of trochal

1835–45; < Greek troch ( ós ) wheel + -al 1

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