lophophorate

noun

loph·​o·​phor·​ate

ˌlōfəˈfō(ə)rə̇t,

-fȯ(ə)r-,

ˌlä-

plural -s

: an invertebrate animal (such as a brachiopod, bryozoan, or phoronid) having a lophophore

Word History

Etymology

lophophore + -ate entry 1

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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