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trochal

[ troh-kuhl ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. resembling a wheel.


trochal

/ ˈtrəʊkəl /

adjective

  1. zoology shaped like a wheel

    the trochal disc of a rotifer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pre·trochal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trochal1

1835–45; < Greek troch ( ós ) wheel + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trochal1

C19: from Greek trokhos wheel
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Example Sentences

On the sides of the ventral depression are two ridges which form the lateral boundaries of the trochal disc.

At a later period the lateral ridges of the trochal disc meet dorsally and so enclose the proral lobe.

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