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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENTOPROCTA

En `to *proc "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Entoprocta

En to proc ta |ˌentəˈpräktə ˌɛntəˈprɑktə |Zoology a small phylum of sedentary aquatic invertebrates that resemble moss animals. They have a rounded body on a long stalk, bearing a ring of tentacles for filtering food from the water. DERIVATIVES en to proct |ˈentəˌpräkt |noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek entos ‘within ’ + prōktos ‘anus, ’ the anus being within the ring of tentacles.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Entoprocta

Entoprocta |ˌɛntə (ʊ )ˈprɒktə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small phylum of sedentary aquatic invertebrates that resemble moss animals. They have a rounded body on a long stalk, bearing a ring of tentacles for filtering food from the water. DERIVATIVES entoproct |ˈɛntə (ʊ )prɒkt |noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek entos ‘within ’ + prōktos ‘anus ’, the anus being within the ring of tentacles.