Meanings
lophophorate1
- not comparablebiologyHaving a lophophore.
lophophorate2
plural lophophorates
- biologyA member of the Lophophorata, a clade of invertebrate animals.
The presence of a lophophore, combined with other features including a U-shaped gut, means that hyoliths are also lophophorates, and not molluscs.
2017 January 18, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian
Origin
lophophorate · adjective
From lophophore + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →lophophorate · noun
From a substantivation of the above adjective through the associated clade's name. Equivalent to lophophore + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
lophophorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lophophorate
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