Entoprocta
plural noun
En·to·proc·ta
\ˌentəˈpräktə\
Definition of Entoprocta
: a phylum of pseudocoelomate animals resembling the Bryozoa but lacking a true coelom and having the anus adjacent to the mouth
entoproctous
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Origin and Etymology of entoprocta
New Latin, from ent- + -procta
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