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prototrochs

prototrochs is the plural of prototroch.

Meaning of prototroch

Noun

prototroch (plural prototrochs)

  1. A ciliary band in the larvae of trochophores
    • The neurites underlying the prototroch are lost after metamorphosis, suggesting that these neurons serve a larval function.2015 July 11, Néva P Meyer et al., “Nervous system development in lecithotrophic larval and juvenile stages of the annelid Capitella teleta”, in Frontiers in Zoology, volume 12, →DOI

Questions about prototrochs

What is prototrochs the plural of?
Prototrochs is the plural of prototroch.

Words near prototrochs in the dictionary

  1. prototrace
  2. prototraces
  3. prototribestin
  4. prototroch
  5. prototrochal
  6. prototrochs
  7. prototroph
  8. prototrophic
  9. prototrophies
  10. prototrophism
  11. prototrophs

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