| NOUN | animal | phylum Cycliophora, Cycliophora | tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips |
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| Meaning | tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta. | |
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| Synonym | Cycliophora | |
| Member of | Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
| Members | Symbion pandora | Only known species of Cycliophora |
| Broader | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
| Spanish | ciclióforos | |
| Catalan | Cycliophora | |
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