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Webster 1913 Edition
Chilostomata
{ ‖
Chi-los′to-ma
,Chi-lo-stom′a-ta
, }Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] + [GREEK], [GREEK], outh.]
(Zool.)
An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells.
[Also written
Chillostomata
.]