ectoprocta Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
    phylum Ectoprocta.

WordNet

Ec`to*proc"ta noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. outside + the anus.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.

Webster 1913