'Ctenostomata' definitions:

Definition of 'Ctenostomata'

From: GCIDE
  • Ctenostomata \Cten`o*stom"a*ta\ (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, comb + ????, -??? mouth.] (Zool.) A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles. [1913 Webster]