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‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + trocho`s a wheel. ] (Zool.) A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; a circle. ] (Zool.) A kind of chætopod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + &unr_; wheel. ] (Zool.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; a wheel. ] (Zool.) A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the trochanters of the femur. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_; anything round, a hoop. ] (Zool.) Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the larvae of certain marine annelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Telotrochae [ NL. See Telotrochal. ] (Zool.) An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; complete + &unr_; wheel, hoop. ] (Zool.) Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; -- applied to the larvae of certain annelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., bypath, crossroad. ] (Mil.) A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Pros.) A trochaic verse or measure. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. trochaïcus, Gr. &unr_; or &unr_;. See Trochee. ] (Pros.) Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Gr. &unr_; a wheel. ] (Zool.) Resembling a wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trochal disk (Zool.), the cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or both of the trochanters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united with the coxa. [ 1913 Webster ]