ECTOPROCTA

Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta

(noun) coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ec`to*proc"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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