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trochophore

[trok-uh-fawr, -fohr]
noun Zoology.
  1. a ciliate, free-swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers.
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Origin of trochophore

1890–95; < Greek trochó(s) wheel + -phore
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British Dictionary definitions for trochophore

trochophore

trochosphere (ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə)

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

C19: from Greek trokhos wheel + -phore
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