Definitions for trophosome

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trophosome troph·o·some

Spelling: [trof-uh-sohm, troh-fuh-]

IPA: /ˈtrɒf əˌsoʊm, ˈtroʊ fə-/

Trophosome is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 579 anagrams from letters in trophosome (ehmoooprst).

Definitions for trophosome

noun

1. an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.
2. a similar organ in other marine worms.

Origin of trophosome

First recorded in 1865-70; tropho- + -some³

Examples for trophosome

The trophosome consists of a mass of coenosarcal tubes anastomosing in all planes.

The polyp-individuals form the nutritive siphosome or trophosome.