trochophore

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountrochophore (plural trochophores)

plural trochophores

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

Origin

From trocho- + -phore.

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APA

trochophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochophore

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“trochophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochophore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trochophore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochophore.

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