polyzoan Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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 budding
bryozoan; sea mat; sea moss; moss animal.
WordNet
Pol`y*zo"an noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa. (b) A polyzoön.