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单词 Cycliophora
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Definition of Cycliophora in English:

Cycliophora

plural nounsɪklɪˈɒphərəˌsī-
Zoology
  • A new phylum that has been proposed for a minute marine invertebrate (Symbion pandora ) that was discovered in 1995 attached to the mouthparts of lobsters. It is related to the phyla Bryozoa and Entoprocta.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also unresolved are the phylogenetic positions of Cycloneuralia, Chaetognatha, Gnathostomulida, Cycliophora, and Micrognathozoa.
    • The phylogenetic position of Cycliophora is not settled, and more ultrastructural and molecular data are needed.
    • The marine Cycliophora is the most recently described phylum in the animal kingdom.
    • In the original description we stated that the Cycliophora are related to Entoprocta / Ectoprocta.
    • The remaining members of this novel metazoan clade were Rotifera, Acanthocephala (together Syndermata), and Cycliophora.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek kuklios 'circular' + pherein 'to bear'.

 
 

Definition of Cycliophora in US English:

Cycliophora

plural nounˌsī-
Zoology
  • A phylum established for a minute marine invertebrate (Symbion pandora) discovered in the 1990s attached to the mouthparts of lobsters. It is related to the phyla Bryozoa and Entoprocta.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The remaining members of this novel metazoan clade were Rotifera, Acanthocephala (together Syndermata), and Cycliophora.
    • Also unresolved are the phylogenetic positions of Cycloneuralia, Chaetognatha, Gnathostomulida, Cycliophora, and Micrognathozoa.
    • In the original description we stated that the Cycliophora are related to Entoprocta / Ectoprocta.
    • The phylogenetic position of Cycliophora is not settled, and more ultrastructural and molecular data are needed.
    • The marine Cycliophora is the most recently described phylum in the animal kingdom.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek kuklios ‘circular’ + pherein ‘to bear’.

 
 
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