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lophophore

English

Lophophore is derived from the Greek lophos (crest, tuft) and -phore, -phoros (?????) (bearing), a derivative of phérein (??????) (to bear); thus crest-bearing.

Noun

lophophore (plural lophophores)

  1. (zoology) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids.

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hippocrepian

English

Noun

hippocrepian (plural hippocrepians)

  1. One of an order of freshwater bryozoa (Phylactolaema or Lophopoda) in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe.
  2. Hippocrepiform.

See also

  • Hippocrepis

References

  • hippocrepian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • hippocrepian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • hippocrepian at OneLook Dictionary Search

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