lophophore

[ lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh- ]

/ ˈlɒf əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈloʊ fə- /

noun

the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.

a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles.

Origin of lophophore

1840–50; <Greek lóph(os) a crest, ridge + -o--o- + -phore

OTHER WORDS FROM lophophore

lo·phoph·o·ral

[luh-fof-er-uhl], /ləˈfɒf ər əl/, adjective

Words nearby lophophore

López Mateos, López y Fuentes, lopho-, lophobranch, lophodont, lophophore, Lopid, Lop Nur, lopolith, lopper, lopping shears

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Example sentences from the Web for lophophore

Lophophore: The disk bearing the mouth and circlet of ciliated tentacles.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Lip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lophophore

lophophore

/ (ˈləʊfəˌfɔː) /

noun

a circle or horseshoe of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth and used for the capture of food in minute sessile animals of the phyla Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Ectoprocta

Derived forms of lophophore

lophophorate, adjective

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Scientific definitions for lophophore

lophophore

[ lŏf′ə-fôr′ ]

A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food.

单词	lophophore
释义	lophophore [ lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh- ] / ˈlɒf əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈloʊ fə- / noun the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid. a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles. Origin of lophophore 1840–50; <Greek lóph(os) a crest, ridge + -o--o- + -phore OTHER WORDS FROM lophophore lo·phoph·o·ral [luh-fof-er-uhl], /ləˈfɒf ər əl/, adjective Words nearby lophophore López Mateos, López y Fuentes, lopho-, lophobranch, lophodont, lophophore, Lopid, Lop Nur, lopolith, lopper, lopping shears Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lophophore Lophophore: The disk bearing the mouth and circlet of ciliated tentacles. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Lip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lophophore lophophore / (ˈləʊfəˌfɔː) / noun a circle or horseshoe of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth and used for the capture of food in minute sessile animals of the phyla Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Ectoprocta Derived forms of lophophore lophophorate, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for lophophore lophophore [ lŏf′ə-fôr′ ] A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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