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mesotrochal

mesotrochal adjective: having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia (said of the larvae of certain marine annelids).

Adjective

mesotrochal (not comparable)

  1. Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia (said of the larvae of certain marine annelids).
    • mesotrochal band
    • mesotrochal larva

Origin of mesotrochal

From meso- + trochal.

Questions about mesotrochal

What does mesotrochal mean?
Mesotrochal means having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia (said of the larvae of certain marine annelids).
What part of speech is mesotrochal?
Mesotrochal is an adjective.

Words near mesotrochal in the dictionary

  1. mesotibiae
  2. mesotibial
  3. mesotidal
  4. mesotocin
  5. mesotrione
  6. mesotrochal
  7. mesotrochanter
  8. mesotrochanters
  9. mesotrochantinal
  10. mesotron
  11. mesotrons

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