polyzoann.adj.
/ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊən/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈzoʊən/ Zoology.
A. n.
An animal of the former division Polyzoa; a bryozoan.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Polyzoa > [noun] > member of
coralline1721
coralloid1750
fenestella1849
bryozoan1851
moss-coral1853
polyzoan1856
moss animal1858
moss-polyp1876
fenestellid1882
moss animalcule1890
tentaculibranchiatec1904
1856 P. H. Gosse Man. Marine Zool. II. 5 A tiny Annelid or other animal, caught by the bird's-head of a Polyzoan and tightly held, would presently die.
1917 Sci. Monthly Dec. 506 A few extinct mollusks occur..but the cœlenterates, sponges, polyzoans and annelids are apparently entirely absent.
1990 C. Pellant Rocks, Minerals & Fossils 47/3 Sediment may accumulate by slumping or by the in situ growth of sediment bound by organisms like polyzoans.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the former division Polyzoa; bryozoan.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Polyzoa > [adjective] > belonging to or having the character of
bryozoan1851
polyzoal1856
polyzoan1860
polyzooid1884
1860 Proc. Royal Soc. 1859–60 10 508 It is..very closely allied in structure to the body which has been termed Polytrema miniaceum, under the belief that it was a Polyzoan Coral.
1924 S. J. Hickson Introd. Study Recent Corals viii. 159 Zooecia..build up the various kinds of branching, net-like, or encrusting structures of the Polyzoan corals.
1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 5 361 It seems probable that polyzoan larvae display photokinetic responses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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