ectoproct

[ ek-tuh-prokt ]

noun
  1. bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan.

Origin of ectoproct

1
see origin at Ectoprocta

Words Nearby ectoproct

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British Dictionary definitions for ectoproct

ectoproct

/ (ˈɛktəʊˌprɒkt) /


noun, adjective
  1. another word for bryozoan

Origin of ectoproct

1
from ecto- + -proct, from Greek prōktos rectum

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