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Ectoprocta
Ec·to·proc·ta
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ˌɛk
təˈprɒk
tə
/
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ek-t
uh
-
prok
-t
uh
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noun
the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the
polyp
outside the crown of tentacles.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Greek
ekto-
ecto-
+
-prōkta,
neuter plural of
-prōktos,
adj. derivative of
prōktós
anus; see
procto-
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ectoprocta
noun
coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
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