troch·o·phore (tr k  -fôr , -f r)n. The small, free-swimming, ciliated aquatic larva of various invertebrates, including certain mollusks and annelids. [Greek trokhos, wheel (from trekhein, to run) + -phore.] |
trochophore [ˈtrɒkəˌfɔː], trochosphere [ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the ciliated planktonic larva of many invertebrates, including polychaete worms, molluscs, and rotifers
[from Greek trokhos wheel + -phore]
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