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Webster 1913 Edition

Lophophore

Loph′o-phore

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Noun.

[Gr.

λόφοσ

a crest or tuft +

φέρειν

to bear.]

(Zool.)

A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See

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Definition 2024

lophophore

lophophore

English

Noun

lophophore ‎(plural lophophores)

(zoology) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids