1 lophophorate | Definition of lophophorate

lophophorate

noun
loph·​o·​phor·​ate | \ ˌlōfəˈfō(ə)rə̇t, -fȯ(ə)r-, ˌlä-\
plural -s

Definition of lophophorate

: an invertebrate animal (such as a brachiopod, bryozoan, or phoronid) having a lophophore

First Known Use of lophophorate

1959, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lophophorate

lophophore + -ate entry 1

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