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Bryozoan

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Noun

1. 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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bryozoan

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noun
1. 
any aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Bryozoa, forming colonies of polyps each having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore)
. Also called: polyzoan, ectoproct. Popular name: sea mat
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Bryozoa

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Bryozoan

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noun
any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of minute water animals that form branching, mosslike colonies and reproduce by budding

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Bryozoan

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n.
Any of various small aquatic animals of the phylum Bryozoa that form encrusting or branching colonies attached to surfaces such as rocks, pilings, and seaweed. Also called moss animal.

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