Phylactolaemata

plural noun

Phy·​lac·​to·​lae·​ma·​ta

-mətə

: a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome compare gymnolaemata

phylactolaematous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phylacto- (from Greek phylaktos, verbal of phylassein to guard, preserve) + laem- (from Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ata

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