cheilostome
noun
chei·lo·stome ˈkī-lə-ˌstōm 
variants or less commonly chilostome
plural cheilostomes also chilostomes
: a bryozoan of the order Cheilostomata
Cheilostomes are a diverse group of predominantly sessile invertebrates that have been abundant on the sea floor for about 100 million years.
Jeremy B. C. Jackson and Alan H. Cheetham, Science, 4 May 1990
Jeremy B. C. Jackson and Alan H. Cheetham, Science, 4 May 1990
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin Cheilostoma, singular of Cheilostomata cheilostomata
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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