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trochophore definition

trocho·phore (träk′ə fôr′)

noun

a free-swimming ciliated larva of several invertebrate groups, including many marine annelid worms, mollusks, brachiopods, and nemerteans

Etymology: Gr trochos, a wheel (see troche) + -phore

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