The Collaborative International Dictionary
Podostomata
Podostomata \Pod`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura.
Podostomata
Pterobranchia \Pter`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing + ? ?.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also {Podostomata}. See Rhabdopleura.