pterobranchia Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pter`o*bran"chi*a noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. a wing + .

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also Podostomata. See Rhabdopleura.