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trochophore

trochophore noun: the free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia.

Noun

trochophore (plural trochophores)

  1. The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia

Forms of trochophore

pluraltrochophores

Origin of trochophore

From trocho- + -phore.

Questions about trochophore

What does trochophore mean?
Trochophore means the free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia.
What part of speech is trochophore?
Trochophore is a noun.
What is the plural of trochophore?
The plural of trochophore is trochophores.

Words near trochophore in the dictionary

  1. trochometers
  2. trochomorphid
  3. trochomorphids
  4. trochonematid
  5. trochonematids
  6. trochophore
  7. trochophores
  8. trochosphere
  9. trochospheres
  10. trochospiral
  11. trochospirals

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