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| ec·to·proct [ éktə pròkt ] (plural ec·to·procts) |
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| Definition: |
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sea organism that forms colonies: a sea animal that consists of many small simple invertebrates polyps, feeds using a crown of tentacles, and forms mossy colonies on rocks, algae, and other surfaces. Phylum Bryozoa.
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin Ectoprocta< Greek ektos (see ecto-) + prōktos "anus"] |
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