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trochal

[troh-kuhl]

adjective

Zoology.

  1. resembling a wheel.

trochal

/ ˈٰəʊə /

adjective

  1. zoology shaped like a wheel

    the trochal disc of a rotifer

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Other Word Forms

  • pretrochal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trochal1

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

Origin of trochal1

C19: from Greek trokhos wheel

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