First Known Use: 1940
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entoproct
noun en·to·proct \ˈen-tə-ˌpräkt\
Definition of ENTOPROCT
: any of a phylum (Entoprocta) of chiefly marine animals that are very similar to bryozoans but lack a true coelom and have the anus located near the mouth inside a crown of tentacles
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Origin of ENTOPROCT
ultimately from ent- + Greek prōktos anus
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