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trochozoon

noun
troch·o·zo·on
plural trochozoa\-ōə \

Definition of trochozoon 

1 : an organism of the group Trochozoa

2 : a hypothetical ancestral organism having essentially the organization of a trochophore

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trochosphere

trochotron

Trochozoa

trochozoon

-trochs

trochus

trock

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