Phylactolaemata
plural noun
Phy·lac·to·lae·ma·ta
-mətə
: a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome compare gymnolaemata
phylactolaematous adjective
⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from phylacto- (from Greek phylaktos, verbal of phylassein to guard, preserve) + laem- (from Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ata