Found 2 items, similar to Entoprocta.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Entoprocta
Entoprocta
n : sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn:
phylum Entoprocta
,
Endoprocta]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Entoprocta
Bryozoa
\Bry`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by
budding form compound colonies; -- called also
Polyzoa.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each
small cell containing an individual zooid. Other
species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms,
resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in
fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal
divisions are
Ectoprocta,
Entoprocta, and
Pterobranchia. See
Cyclostoma,
Chilostoma, and
Phylactolema.
[1913 Webster]
Entoprocta
\En`to*proc"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?
the anus.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of
tentacles. See
Pedicellina.
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