Definition of Rhabdopleura
1. n. A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the tentacles are borne on a bilobed lophophore. It is the type of the order Pterobranchia, or Podostomata
Medical Definition of Rhabdopleura
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A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the tentacles are borne on a bilobed lophophore. It is the type of the order Pterobranchia, or Podostomata
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "rabdos a rod + the side.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhabdopleura
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