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Meaning of "lophophore" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOPHOPHORE

lophophore  [ˈləʊfəˌfɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOPHOPHORE

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Lophophore is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LOPHOPHORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lophophore

Lophophore

The lophophore /ˈlɒfəfɔər/ is a characteristic feeding organ possessed by four major groups of animals: the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, and Phoronida, which collectively constituted the Lophophorata. All lophophores are found in aquatic organisms.

Definition of lophophore in the English dictionary

The definition of lophophore in the dictionary is a circle or horseshoe of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth and used for the capture of food in minute sessile animals of the phyla Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Ectoprocta.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOPHOPHORE


anaphor
ˈænəˌfɔː
carpophore
ˈkɑːpəˌfɔː
carrefour
ˈkærəˌfɔː
chromatophore
ˈkrəʊmətəˌfɔː
chromophore
ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː
conidiophore
kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː
ctenophore
ˈtɛnəˌfɔː
iodophor
ˈaɪəʊdəˌfɔː
ionophore
aɪˈɒnəˌfɔː
ommatophore
ɒˈmætəˌfɔː
phonophore
ˈfəʊnəˌfɔː
photophore
ˈfəʊtəˌfɔː
pinafore
ˈpɪnəˌfɔː
rhynchophore
ˈrɪŋkəˌfɔː
semaphore
ˈsɛməˌfɔː
siphonophore
ˈsaɪfənəˌfɔː
therefore
ˈðɛəˌfɔː
trochophore
ˈtrɒkəˌfɔː
wherefor
ˈweəˌfɔː
wherefore
ˈwɛəˌfɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOPHOPHORE

lop-eared
lope
Lope de Vega
loper
Lopez
lopgrass
lophobranch
lophobranchiate
lophodont
lophophorate
loping
lopolith
lopped
lopper
loppies
lopping
loppy
lopsided
lopsidedly
lopsidedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOPHOPHORE

aerophore
androgynophore
androphore
anthophore
fluorophore
gametophore
glucophore
gonophore
gynophore
hymenophore
melanophore
nematophore
odontophore
odoriphore
pneumatophore
rhizophore
shore
spermatophore
spirophore
sporangiophore
sporophore

Synonyms and antonyms of lophophore in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lophophore» into 25 languages

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The translations of lophophore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lophophore» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纤毛环
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lofóforo
570 millions of speakers

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lophophore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lophophore
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lophophore
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лофофора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lophophore
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Translator English - Bengali

lophophore
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Translator English - French

lophophore
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Translator English - Malay

Lophophore
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Translator English - German

Lophophor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lophophore
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Translator English - Korean

lophophore
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Translator English - Javanese

Lophophore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lophophore
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லோபோபோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉफोफोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lophophore
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lophophore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lofofor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лофофора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lophophore
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lophophore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lophophore
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lophophore
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lophophore
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOPHOPHORE»

The term «lophophore» is used very little and occupies the 163.025 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOPHOPHORE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lophophore

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOPHOPHORE»

Discover the use of lophophore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lophophore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fossils in Earth Sciences
Rather there is a sort of muscle platform on which the muscles rest. In a few forms , where the valves are highly convex, leaving a large space inside them, muscles are reduced and joined instead by thin, yet strong tendons. 9.6.2 Lophophore ...
ANIS KUMAR RAY, 2008
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The Invertebrata: A Manual for the Use of Students
Coelomate unsegmented animals, always sedentary and nearly always colonial; with a circumoral ring (lophophore) of ciliated tentacles, and a U-shaped alimentary canal; with anus outside the lophophore; with a coelomic body cavity and a ...
Lancelot Alexander Borradaile, Frank Armitage Potts, G. A. Kerkut, 1963
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Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores
The polypide includes the lophophore, the U-shaped digestive tract and its musculature, the cerebral ganglion, and the tentacle sheath (see Figs. I, 2). The tentacle sheath represents the protrusible portion of the body wall, which encloses the ...
Mark W. Denny, Steven Dean Gaines, 2007
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Brachiopods
The spire-bearers are not alone in having a double spiral lophophore pump for feeding and respiration: living rhynchonellids also have a double spiral lophophore, but in these it is not supported by calcareous lamellae. Thus spire- bearers ...
Paul Copper, 1996
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Animal Diversity
A lophophore is a unique arrangement of ciliated tentacles borne on a ridge (a fold of the body wall), which surrounds the mouth but not the anus. A lophophore with its crown of tentacles contains within it an extension of the coelom, and the ...
Cleveland P. Hickman, Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson, 2003
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Advances in Marine Biology
Introduction Reviews of the general structure of the lophophore have been presented by Helmcke (1937), Hyman (1959), Beauchamp (1960), Williams and Rowell (1965) and Rudwick (1970). The most recent work by Rudwick (1970) provides ...
J. H. S. Blaxter, Alan J. Southward, 1992
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Cyclostome Bryozoans: Keys and Notes for the Identification ...
At the orifice of the autozooid a flexible portion of the outer body wall is introverted during retraction of the lophophore; it then encloses the withdrawn lophophore and is termed the tentacle sheath. E version of the lophophore is achieved in all ...
Peter Joseph Hayward, John Stanley Ryland, Linnean Society of London, 1985
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INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
Protraction of the lophophore involves relaxation of retractor and atrial sphincter muscles and contraction of atrial dilators. The contracted muscles press outward against the atrial wall and force fluid into the basal region of the exosaccal cavity,  ...
MANDAL, 2012
9
Recent and Fossil Bryozoa: Papers Presented at the 5th ...
PRIMITIVE FEATURES As mentioned above the two main features which have been described as being primitive or vestigial in phylactolaemates are the horseshoe-shape of the lophophore and the epi- stome. We suggest that both are  ...
Gilbert Powell Larwood, Claus Nielsen, 1981
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Fossils at a Glance
The pedicle, main internal organs, and muscles are packed together at the back of the shell whilst the lophophore dominates the mantle cavity in the central and anterior area (Fig. 6.1a). Food particles are trapped by the lophophore's cilia, and  ...
Clare Milsom, Sue Rigby, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOPHOPHORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lophophore is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our Human Ancestors Had Tentacles
"Our study shows that there is a group of the Lophophore animals among the Bilateria -- Lophotrochozoa taxon, which includes the largest ... «Science 2.0, Apr 15»
2
Study: Humans' Ancestors Had Tentacles Around 600 Million Years …
“Our study shows that there is a group of the Lophophore animals among the Bilateria — Lophotrochozoa taxon, which includes the largest ... «STGIST, Apr 15»
3
Human ancestors had tentacles
"Our study shows that there is a group of the Lophophore animals among the Bilateria—Lophotrochozoa taxon, which includes the largest ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
4
These are a few of my favourite species: sarcastic fringehead
WTF is a lophophore???). Don't just take my word for it; let David Attenborough break it down for you. Stick around for the true awesomesauce ... «Deep-Sea News, Nov 14»
5
These are a few of my favorite species: almost zombie like …
*What you would find in a brachiopod, if you had a microscope and looked really hard is a lophophore, a ring of ciliated tentacles around the ... «Deep-Sea News, Oct 14»
6
New Jersey Wildlife: Freshwater sponges, overlooked living water …
... bacteria and single-celled organisms (protozoa) are captured through a crown of tentacles called lophophore. They can also obtain food from ... «Hunterdon County Democrat, Jun 14»
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A new species of horseshoe worm discovered in Japan after a 62 …
The name "horseshoe" refers to the U-shaped crown of tentacles which is called "lophophore." Horseshoe worms comprise a small phylum ... «Phys.Org, Apr 14»
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Public Release: 4-Apr-2014 A new species of horseshoe worm …
The name "horseshoe" refers to the U-shaped crown of tentacles which is called "lophophore." Horseshoe worms comprise a small phylum ... «EurekAlert, Apr 14»
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Ask the Outdoors Guy: What is that blob in Oneida Lake?
They're filter feeders that take tiny food particles out of the water using a retractable lophophore, a "crown" of tentacles lined with cilia. «Syracuse.com, Sep 13»
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Veins of Water: The Evolution of the Echinoderm Water-Vascular …
There are similarities to structures in the hemichordates and the hydraulically-operated lophophore. Not mention that embryological ... «Deep-Sea News, Mar 12»

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