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