ectoproct

[ek-tuh-prokt]

noun

bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan.

Compare entoproct.

Origin of ectoproct

see origin at Ectoprocta

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British Dictionary definitions for ectoproct

ectoproct

noun, adjective

another word for bryozoan

Word Origin for ectoproct

from ecto- + -proct, from Greek prōktos rectum

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