lo|pho|phore

lo|pho|phore
lo|pho|phore «LOH fuh fr, -fohr; LOF uh-», noun.
a structure having rows of ciliated tentacles, used to set up currents which carry tiny particles of food into the mouth, as in brachiopods, bryozoans, and certain other animals.
[< Greek lóphos crest + English -phore]

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