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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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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