1. A phylum of small, aquatic animals with a cup-shaped body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth; also called kamptozoa.
Usage: zoology; plural form; singular is entoproct; technical/scientific term

Examples

• Entoprocts are microscopic creatures found in freshwater and marine environments.
• The phylum entoprocts includes fewer than 200 known species.
• Scientists study entoprocts to understand early animal evolution.
• Entoprocts attach to surfaces using a stalk-like structure.
• Under a microscope, entoprocts display their characteristic tentacle crown.