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Cycliophora

Syllabification: (Cy·cli·oph·o·ra)
Pronunciation: /ˌsiklēˈäfərə, ˌsī-/
Zoology
Definition of Cycliophora
  • a phylum established for a minute marine invertebrate (Symbion pandora) discovered in the 1990s attached to the mouthparts of lobsters. It is related to the phyla Bryozoa and Entoprocta.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek kuklios 'circular' + pherein 'to bear'

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