phylactolaema Meaning, Definition & Usage
Phy*lac`to*læ"ma, Phy*lac`to*læ"ma*ta noun plural
(Also<
- Phylactolaema
- Phylactolaemata
- Phylactolæma
- Phylactolæmata
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. to guard + the gullet.Definitions
(Zoöl.) An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is covered by an epistome. Called also Lophopoda hippocrepians
