Main Entry: en·to·proct

Pronunciation: \ˈen-tə-ˌpräkt\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from ent- + Greek prōktos anus

Date: 1940

: any of a phylum (Entoprocta) of chiefly marine animals that are very similar to bryozoans but lack a true coelom and have the anus located near the mouth inside a crown of tentacles