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endoprocta

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En⋅do⋅proc⋅ta

  [en-duh-prok-tuh]
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–noun
Entoprocta.

En⋅to⋅proc⋅ta

  [en-tuh-prok-tuh]
–noun
a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
Also called Endoprocta.
Compare Ectoprocta.

Origin:
< NL, equiv. to ento- ento- + -procta < Gk -prōkta, neut. pl. of -prōktos, adj. deriv. of prōktós anus, rectum
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