POLYZOA

Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa

(noun) marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

POLYZOAN

bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

polyzoa

plural of polyzoon

Anagrams

• polyazo

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactolæmata.

POLYZOON

Pol`y*zo"ön, n.; pl. Polyzoa. Etym: [NL. See Polyzoan.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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