polyzoan

pol·y·zo·an

P0432800 (pŏl′ē-zō′ən)n. A bryozoan.

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[From New Latin Polyzōa, former phylum name : poly- + -zōa, pl. of -zōon; see -zoon.]

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pol′y·zo′an adj.

polyzoan

(ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊən) n, adj (Animals) another word for bryozoan[C19: from New Latin, Polyzoa class name, from poly- + -zoan, from Greek zoion an animal]

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polyzoan - sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by buddingbryozoan, moss animal, sea mat, sea mossinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationBryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa - marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids