Relating to or characteristic of entoprocts; describing animals with an anus located inside their tentacular ring.
From 'entoprocta' + '-ous' suffix. Used in zoological classification to describe the defining features of this animal phylum.
The entoproctous design—having the anus inside the feeding tentacles—means these animals recycle nutrients incredibly efficiently, keeping waste right where they can control it.
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