trochus
noun
tro·chus
ˈtrōkəs
1
a
capitalized
: a genus of chiefly Old World tropical marine gastropods (family Trochidae) with beautifully nacreous bluntly conical shells including a large Indo-Pacific species (T. niloticus) extensively used in making buttons and ornamental objects
b
2
plural trochi
-ōˌkī
or trochuses
: the inner preoral band of cilia of a trochal disc
broadly
: trochal disc
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“Trochus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trochus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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