HyperDic: polyzoa

English > 1 sense of the word polyzoa:
NOUNanimalpolyzoa, Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoamarine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
English > polyzoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmarine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids.
SynonymsBryozoa, phylum Bryozoa
Member ofAnimalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdomtaxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
MembersEctoprocta, phylum Ectoproctacoextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoproctasometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animalsessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles
Broaderphylum(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
Spanishbriozoos
CatalanBryozoa

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