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Meaning of BRYOZOAN

Pronunciation:  `brIu'zowun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss
 
 See Also: Bryozoa, invertebrate, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa.
 

 

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