bryozoan

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bryozoan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa.
     [1913 Webster]

bryozoan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bryozoan
      n 1: 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 [syn: bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss
           , moss animal]