See Also: lophophore(medicine)
lophophore(dictionary)

lophophore (iou)



lophophore noun. M19.
[from LOPHO- + -PHORE.]
Zoology. A feeding organ in lophophorates, pterobranchs, etc., consisting of a circular, crescentic, or spiral ridge surrounding the mouth and bearing ciliated tentacles, usu. hydraulically linked to the coelom. M19.
A bird of the genus Lophophorus; = MONAL. rare. L19.
lopho'phoral adjective of or pertaining to a lophophore L19.