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lophophorate

Syllabification: (lo·phoph·o·rate)
Zoology
Definition of lophophorate

adjective

  • of or relating to small aquatic invertebrates belonging to a group of phyla characterized by the possession of lophophores. They include bryozoans, brachiopods, and phoronids.

noun

  • a lophophorate animal.

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