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Bryozoan

Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] ||

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bryozoan

a. (context zoology English) Pertaining to bryozoa. n. 1 (context zoology English) A bryozoon. 2 (context zoology English) A member of a bryozoan colony.

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bryozoan

  1. 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]

  2. [also: bryozoa (pl)]

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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?