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telotrochal

telotrochal adjective: having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilia; applied to the larvae of certain annelids.

Adjective

telotrochal (not comparable)

  1. Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilia; applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
    • telotrochal band/ring
    Synonyms:
    telotrochous

Synonyms of telotrochal

Origin of telotrochal

From telo- + Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel, hoop”) + -al.

Questions about telotrochal

What does telotrochal mean?
Telotrochal means having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilia; applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
What part of speech is telotrochal?
Telotrochal is an adjective.

Words near telotrochal in the dictionary

  1. telotaxis
  2. teloteropathy
  3. telotrematous
  4. telotrisomic
  5. telotroch
  6. telotrochal
  7. telotrochous
  8. telotrochs
  9. telotrophic
  10. telotropic
  11. Telotte

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