Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See Bryozoa.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there
may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo[oe]cia
usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a
well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts
are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, O[oe]cia,
etc.).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |