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Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles
Answer for the clue "Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles ", 8 letters:
bryozoan
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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: polyzoan , sea mat , sea moss , moss animal ] [also: bryozoa (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context zoology English) Pertaining to bryozoa. n. 1 (context zoology English) A bryozoon. 2 (context zoology English) A member of a bryozoan colony.
Usage examples of bryozoan.
Was it to the mollusks, from the cephalopodes to the bryozoans, that he had given his preference, and had malacology no more secrets for him?