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Pterobranchia
‖
Pterˊo-bran′chi-a
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a wing + [GREEK] [GREEK].]
(Zool.)
An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus . See
Rhabdopleura
is the type. Called also Podostomata
Rhabdopleura
.