Definitions for lophophore

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lophophore loph·o·phore

Spelling: [lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh-]

IPA: /ˈlɒf əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈloʊ fə-/

Lophophore is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 156 anagrams from letters in lophophore (ehhloooppr).

Definitions for lophophore

noun

1. the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.
2. a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles.

Origin of lophophore

1840-50; Greek lóph(os) a crest, ridge + -o- -o- + -phore

Examples for lophophore

The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue.

Lip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore.

lophophore: The disk bearing the mouth and circlet of ciliated tentacles.