a. Zool. [f. TROPH-I + -AL.] Pertaining to or forming the trophi.
1902. D. Sharp, in Encycl. Brit., XXIX. 500/1. The appendages of the posterior three, or trophal, segments become the parts of the mouth.
a. Zool. [f. TROPH-I + -AL.] Pertaining to or forming the trophi.
1902. D. Sharp, in Encycl. Brit., XXIX. 500/1. The appendages of the posterior three, or trophal, segments become the parts of the mouth.