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lophophore

/lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh-/US // ˈlɒf əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈloʊ fə- //UK // (ˈləʊfəˌfɔː) //

淫羊藿,淫羊藿属植物,淫虫,淫虫类

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Examples

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

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

  • The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue.