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内肛動物 (ないこうどうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない肛こう動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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entoproct

A phylum of small aquatic invertebrates; technical term used in biology.

内ない肛こう動どう物ぶつは、かつて外がい肛こう動どう物ぶつとともに苔こけ虫むし動どう物

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Entoprocts were once classified together with ectoprocts in the Bryozoa.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
肛anus
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

外がい肛こう動どう物ぶつ
Ectoproct (phylum Ectoprocta); often contrasted with entoprocts in older classification systems.

Etymology

From 内 (inside) + 肛 (anus) + 動物 (animal), referring to the position of the anus inside the ring of tentacles.