Lobata

plural noun

Lo·​ba·​ta

lōˈbätə,

-ˈbātə

: an order of ctenophores (class Tentaculata) with the body compressed in the vertical plane and produced into two large oral lobes and four pointed processes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lob- + -ata

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