| NOUN | animal | phylum Bryozoa, Bryozoa, polyzoa | marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids |
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| Meaning | marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids. | |
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| Synonyms | Bryozoa, polyzoa | |
| Member of | Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
| Members | Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta | coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa |
| 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 |
| Spanish | briozoos | |
| Catalan | Bryozoa | |
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