ectocyst

English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ cyst.

Noun

ectocyst (plural ectocysts)

1. (archaic, zoology) The exoskeleton of some members of Bryozoa.

References

• “ectocyst”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.