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entoproctan (iou)



entoproctan noun & adjective. E20.
[from mod. Latin Entoprocta (see below), formed as ENTO- + Greek proktos anus (as having the anus within the lophophoral ring): see -AN.]
Zoology.
A. noun. A member of the phylum Entoprocta of acoelomate invertebrates. Cf. BRYOZOAN, ECTOPROCTAN. E20.
b. adjective. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Entoprocta. E20.
'entoproct adjective & noun = ENTOPROCTAN M20.
entoproctous adjective = ENTOPROCTAN adjective L19.