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Polyzoon \Pol`y*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. Polyzoa. [NL. See
Polyzoan.]
(Zool.)
One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of
a polyzoan.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Polyzoa \Pol`y*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + zo^,on
an animal.]
(Zool.)
Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and
Phylactol[ae]mata.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Bryozoa \Bry`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.]
(Zool.)
A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by
budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each
small cell containing an individual zooid. Other
species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms,
resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in
fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal
divisions are Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and
Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and
Phylactolema.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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polyzoa noun
marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
[syn: Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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polyzoan noun
sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small
polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
budding [syn: bryozoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss
animal]
[also: polyzoa (pl)]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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polyzoa
See polyzoan
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Polyzoa \Pol`y*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ? an
animal.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and
Phylactol[ae]mata.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Polyzoon \Pol`y*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. Polyzoa. [NL. See
Polyzoan.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of
a polyzoan.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Bryozoa \Bry`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by
budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa.
Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each
small cell containing an individual zooid. Other
species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms,
resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in
fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal
divisions are Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and
Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and
Phylactolema.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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