Trochozoa

plural noun

Troch·​o·​zoa

ˌträkəˈzōə

in some especially former classifications

: a group of Invertebrata including all those (as the annelids and mollusks) whose early larval stage is normally a trochophore

trochozoic

¦⸗⸗¦zōik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from troch- + -zoa

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