trochal

[ troh-kuhl ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. resembling a wheel.

trochal

/ ˈtrəʊkəl /

adjective

1. zoology shaped like a wheel

   the trochal disc of a rotifer

Other Words From

• pre·trochal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochal¹

1835–45; < Greek troch ( ós ) wheel + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochal¹

C19: from Greek trokhos wheel