Gymnolaemata
plural noun
Gym·no·lae·ma·ta
-mətə
: a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising chiefly marine bryozoans with a circular lophophore about the mouth and including most recent and extinct forms compare phylactolaemata
gymnolaematous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from gymn- + laem- (from Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ata; probably akin to Greek laimos greedy