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Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
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polyzoa
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polyzoa \Pol`y*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + zo^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Bryozoa . See Illust. under Bryozoa , and Phylactol[ae]mata .
WordNet
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n. sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: bryozoan , sea mat , sea moss , moss animal ] [also: polyzoa (pl)]
Wikipedia
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Polyzoa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae . In old literature it was used as the name of the Phylum Bryozoa . Species within the genus Polyzoa include: Polyzoa atlantica Sanamyan et al., 2009 Polyzoa exigua Kott, 1990 Polyzoa insularis ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (plural of polyzoon English)Category:English plurals, tiny animals that form compound colonies 2 (context zoology English) The class of molluscs that the above belong to