Entoprocta

plural noun

En·​to·​proc·​ta

ˌentəˈpräktə

: a phylum of pseudocoelomate animals resembling the Bryozoa but lacking a true coelom and having the anus adjacent to the mouth

entoproctous

¦⸗⸗¦präktəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ent- + -procta

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