English > Bryozoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids. |
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| Synonyms | phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa |
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| Member of | Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
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| Members | Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta | coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa |
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| Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoprocta | sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa |
| bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal | sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles |
| Broader | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
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| Spanish | briozoos |
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| Catalan | Bryozoa |
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