Trophi

The food particles a bdelloid ingests pass thru its jaws, called the trophi and which happen to be the only hard parts in their bodies. ❋ AYDIN (2007)

Nearly all rotifers have chitinous jaws called trophi that grind and shred food.

The trophi are the only part of a rotifer that can be fossilized and have been found in amber dating back to the Eocene epoch (38-55 million years ago).

That's surprising -- the trophi can be preserved, though, right? ❋ AYDIN (2007)

The trophi can be preserved, but they are not by themselves enough to identify species. ❋ AYDIN (2007)

The picture below shows the trophi of this unidentified species of bdelloid. ❋ AYDIN (2007)

Buccal appendages: the mouth parts excluding the labrum: see trophi. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Mouth-parts: a collective name including labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium and appendages = trophi. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Abdomen yellowish brown, above sprinkled with dark brown, the edges of each segment with several small wart-like prominences; two first segments being also shagreened at the sides, beneath pitchy brown, segments at the base black with green reflections; the femora are pitchy brown; the tibiAe pale yellowish with black spines; the tarsi of a deeper yellow; head dark brown, the trophi and a narrow line on the cheeks yellowish; antennae somewhat ferruginous. ❋ George Grey (1855)

External differences apparently so small, and which might elsewhere be deemed inadequate to the establishment of genera, become important in this remarkable family, from their being confirmed by the structure of the trophi, and the strong distinctions exhibited in their females in every instance that has yet presented itself to me, wherever I have had the certainty of specific identity in these heterogynous insects, from the direct observation of my friends in Australia. ❋ George Grey (1855)

The shape of the toes, their proportion to body length, and the type of trophi (chitinous jaws) are important characteristics for identifying individual species.

The trophi (chitinous jaws) can be thrust partly out of the mouth to capture prey.

explain how energy losses occur along food chains and discuss the efficiency of energy transfer between trophi? ❋ Unknown (2009)

"This is [Barbara], my [trophy wife]. God, [I hate her]." ❋ Devil (2003)

Girl: I told my friend that a gang bang at the college was a [bad idea]. Now she's pregnant. Guy: Look [on the bright] side. If she decides to keep the baby, she'll have a [trophy] to flaunt. ❋ Q-City Wordsmith (2009)

[Second place] isn't [good enough], we need trophies. -Racing [Driver] ❋ Racer93 (2014)

[That girl] is such a trophy, [I want] her [so bad]. ❋ Lindsey Marshall (2005)

I [guarantee] I'll be trophying her by [the end] of [the night]. ❋ Toocoolforschool69 (2015)

"Hey Bob." "Hey Joe." "Can you come my house for a bit." "Why?" "I shot a [trophy] and need help [gutting] it." "[Sure Bob]... sure." ❋ Swoopdawoop (2009)

(1) Damn man, that fat ass [skank bitch] is chillin up at the bar getting her drink on while her little trophy be running around screaming and busting shit up. (2) Damn dog, how could you take that [skank ass bitch] home with those two little trophies hanging on you and calling [you daddy] n shit. ❋ Vanyort (2008)

competitor#1: "I'm gonna [kick your ass] in the competition today." competitor#2: "[No you] won't, that trophy is as good as mine and I won't let you stop me from [getting it]." competitor#1: "Oh yeah!" Me: "Guys, why are you fighting over a piece of plastic?" ❋ Dubiks (2018)

Lisa had been messin' around with Tyrone. [Nine] months later, she had the [trophy] to [prove it]. ❋ Walter Moores (2005)

[Urban Dictionary] is trophy! ❋ Roguemuse (2011)