trochophore
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Trochophore — signifie « en forme de toupie ». Cet adjectif qualifie la morphologie des larves lophotrochozoaires (dont annélides, mollusques). La larve trochophore possède des cils au pôle apical, sur une plaque ectodermique. Elle possède également… … Wikipédia en Français
trochophore — ● trochophore ou trochosphère adjectif et nom féminin Se dit de la larve nageuse des annélides, en forme de toupie, pourvue d un tube digestif, de deux couronnes ciliées locomotrices et d un pinceau apical. trochophore [tʀɔkɔfɔʀ] n. f. ÉTYM. 1904 … Encyclopédie Universelle
trochophore — [träk′ə fôr΄] n. [Gr trochos, a wheel (see TROCHE) + PHORE] a free swimming ciliated larva of several invertebrate groups, including many marine annelid worms, mollusks, brachiopods, and nemerteans … English World dictionary
Trochophore — [ right|thumb|trochophore A episphere B hyposphere 1 ganglia 2 apical tuft 3 prototroch 4 metatroch 5 nephridium 6 anus 8 gastrointestinal tract 9 buccal opening 10 blastocoele] A trochophore (pronEng|ˈtrɒkəfɔər; also spelled trocophore) is a… … Wikipedia
trochophore — /trok euh fawr , fohr /, n. Zool. a ciliate, free swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers. [1890 95; < Gk trochó(s) wheel + PHORE] * * * ▪ larva also called trochosphere small, translucent,… … Universalium
trochophore — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek trochos wheel + pherein to carry more at bear Date: 1892 a free swimming ciliate larva occurring in several invertebrate groups (as the polychaete worms and mollusks) … New Collegiate Dictionary
trochophore — n. [Gr. trochos, wheel; phora, bearing] An invertebrate free swimming larva found in many groups, marine turbellarians, nemerteans, brachiopods, phoronids, bryozoans, mollusks, sipunculids, and annelids, commonly pear shaped and provided with a… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trochophore — Free living ciliated larval form of several different invertebrate phyla … Dictionary of molecular biology
trochophore — troch·o·phore … English syllables
trochophore — troch•o•phore [[t]ˈtrɒk əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. zool. a ciliate, free swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers • Etymology: 1890–95; < Gk trochó(s) wheel + phore … From formal English to slang
