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Cycliophora

DEFINITIONS OF: Cycliophora

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n tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta

Synonyms:
phylum Cycliophora
Type of:
phylum
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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