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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024En•to•proc•ta (en′tə prok′tə),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesa small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles. Also called Endoprocta. Cf. Ectoprocta.
- Greek -prōkta, neuter plural of -prōktos, adjective, adjectival derivative of prōktós anus, rectum
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to ento- ento- + -procta
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