| phylactolaemata | <zoology> An order of fresh water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is covered by an epistome. Synonym: Lophopoda, and hippocrepians. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To guard + the gullet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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