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.
OTHER WORDS FROM lophophore
lo·phoph·o·ral [luh-fof-er-uh l] /ləˈfɒf ər əl/, adjectiveWords nearby lophophore
loperamide,
lopez,
lopho-,
lophobranch,
lophodont,
lophophore,
lopolith,
lopper,
lopping shears,
loppy,
lopseed
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 ArnoldLip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore.
The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue.
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, adjectiveScientific 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.