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lophophore definition

lopho·phore (-fôr′)

noun

a usually horseshoe-shaped ring of ciliated tentacles around the mouth of certain aquatic animals, as in brachiopods

Etymology: < Gr lophos, crest, tuft + -phore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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