TROCHOPHORE


Meaning of TROCHOPHORE in English

Pronunciation: ' trä-k ə - ˌ fo ̇ r

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek trochos wheel + pherein to carry ― more at BEAR

Date: 1892

: a free-swimming ciliate larva occurring in several invertebrate groups (as the polychaete worms and mollusks)

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