trochal adjective. ['trǝʊk(ǝ)l] M19.
[from Greek trokhos wheel + -AL¹.]
Chiefly Zoology. Resembling a wheel; wheel-shaped.
trochal disc a retractable disc on the head of a rotifer, bearing a crown of cilia and used for drawing in food or for propulsion.

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