entoproct

• Entoprocte : l'un des divers animaux aquatiques ressemblant à des mousses, formant généralement des colonies ramifiées, chaque polype possédant à la fois une bouche et un anus à l'intérieur d'un anneau fermé de tentacules.

Any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies, with each polyp having both a mouth and an anus within a closed ring of tentacles.

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   Any of various small, moss-like aquatic animals that usually form branching colonies; each individual polyp has both a mouth and an anus within a closed ring of tentacles.

   Entoprocte

   • The entoproct colony attached itself to the underside of the pier.
   • Marine biologists discovered a new species of entoproct in the deep sea.
   • Entoprocts are often mistaken for bryozoans due to their similar appearance.