adjective
- relating to or resembling a wheel or circular structure
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The trochal disc of the rotifer helps it move through water.
- Scientists observed the trochal structure under the microscope.
- The organism’s trochal arrangement aids in feeding.
- Trochal cilia create water currents for the tiny creature.
- The biologist studied the trochal morphology of various species.