-məd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phylacto- (from Greek phylaktos, verbal of phylassein to guard, preserve) + laem- (from Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ata — more at gymnolaemata
: a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome — compare gymnolaemata
• phy·lac·to·lae·ma·tous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷məd.əs adjective