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cycliophoran

cycliophoran noun: a member of the phylum Cycliophora, rare aquatic invertebrates living in the mouths of lobsters.

Noun

cycliophoran (plural cycliophorans)

  1. A member of the phylum Cycliophora, rare aquatic invertebrates living in the mouths of lobsters.
    Synonyms:
    cycliophore

Synonyms of cycliophoran

Forms of cycliophoran

pluralcycliophorans

Origin of cycliophoran

From translingual Cycliophora + -an.

Questions about cycliophoran

What does cycliophoran mean?
Cycliophoran means a member of the phylum Cycliophora, rare aquatic invertebrates living in the mouths of lobsters.
What part of speech is cycliophoran?
Cycliophoran is a noun.
What is the plural of cycliophoran?
The plural of cycliophoran is cycliophorans.

Words near cycliophoran in the dictionary

  1. cycling
  2. cycling off
  3. cycling shorts
  4. cyclings
  5. cyclins
  6. cycliophoran
  7. cycliophorans
  8. cycliophore
  9. cycliophores
  10. cyclisation
  11. cyclisations

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