lophopoda

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lophopoda - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phylactolaema \Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma\, Phylactolaemata
  \Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fyla`ssein to
     guard + laimo`s the gullet.] (Zool.)
     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}, and
     hippocrepians.
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  Lophopoda \Lo*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. lo`fos a crest
     or tuft + -poda.] (Zool.)
     Same as Phylactolemata.
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