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Circlet vs Trochophore - What's the difference?

circlet | trochophore |

As nouns the difference between circlet and trochophore

is that circlet is a small circle while trochophore is (biology) the free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia.

circlet

English

(wikipedia circlet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small circle.
  • A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
  • A crown without arches or a covering.
  • * Spenser
    • Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled.
  • A round body; an orb.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • * Milton
    • Fairest of stars that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet .
  • (UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
    • (Halliwell)

    trochophore

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia trochophore) (en noun)
  • (biology) The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia