LOPHOPHORE


Meaning of LOPHOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlä-fə-ˌfȯr ]

noun

Etymology: Greek lophos crest + English -phore

Date: 1850

: a circular or horseshoe-shaped organ about the mouth especially of a brachiopod or bryozoan that bears tentacles and functions especially in food-getting

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.