触しょく手しゅ動どう物ぶつ

noun

tentaculate

Zoological term for a group of aquatic invertebrates with tentacles, including tube worms, moss animals, and lampshells. Compare with 触手冠動物 (lophophorate).

See also: 触手冠動物

• 触しょく手しゅ動どう物ぶつには、管くだ虫むしや苔こけ虫むしなどが含ふくまれる。

  Tentaculates include tube worms, moss animals, and the like.