Urnatella
noun
Ur·na·tel·la
\ˌərnəˈtelə\
Definition of Urnatella
: a genus (the type of a family Urnatellidae) of eastern North American colonial freshwater entoproctans that form small colonies of bell-shaped zooids on the underside of stones in running water
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Origin and Etymology of urnatella
New Latin, irregular from Latin urna urn + -ella
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