polyzoa

polyzoa

(ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊə)

n

(Animals) a small mosslike aquatic creature

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polyzoa - marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals bryozoan, moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss - sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta - coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa Endoprocta, Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta - sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

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