- ectoproct
- ec·to·proct
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ectoproct
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ectoproct — [ek′tōpräkt΄, ek′təpräkt΄] n. [< ModL Ectoprocta < ecto (see ECTO ) + Gr prōktos, anus] BRYOZOAN ectoproctan adj … English World dictionary
ectoproct — n. [Gr. ektos, outside; proktos, anus] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In certain Neuroptera, a plate of the anal segment, including the fused anoprocess, cerci and catoprocess … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ectoproct — /ek teuh prokt /, n. bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan. Cf. entoproct. [see ECTOPROCTA] * * * … Universalium
ectoproct — noun A microscopic sessile moss like aquatic animal (having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles), forming a colony … Wiktionary
ectoproct — noun sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Ectoprocta, ↑phylum Ectoprocta … Useful english dictionary
Bryozoa — Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Recent[1] … Wikipedia
suranal plate — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A heavily sclerotized area on the dorsum of the last abdominal segment; a plate or lobe dorsad of the anus; epiproct; anal plate; see ectoproct … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bryozoan — /bruy euh zoh euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Bryozoa. n. 2. Also called moss animal. any sessile marine or freshwater animal of the phylum Bryozoa, forming branching, encrusting, or gelatinous mosslike colonies of many small polyps … Universalium
entoproct — /en teuh prokt /, n. Zool. 1. any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having … Universalium
Pectinatella magnifica — Kolonie von Pectinatella magnifica. Systematik Stamm: Moostierchen (Bryozoa) Klasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
