外がい肛こう動どう物ぶつ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

ectoprocta; bryozoa; moss animals

A phylum of small aquatic invertebrate animals that form colonies; also known as bryozoans or moss animals. The cross-reference to コケムシ (苔虫) indicates a common Japanese synonym.

See also: コケムシ

• 外がい肛こう動どう物ぶつは世せ界かい中じゅうの海うみや淡たん水すいに生せい息そくしている。

  Bryozoans inhabit seas and freshwaters all over the world.