polyzoic

[ pol-ee-zoh-ik ]

adjective
  1. (of a bryozoan colony) composed of many zooids.

  2. (of a spore) producing many sporozoites.

  1. (of a habitat) containing many animals or many different kinds of animals.

Origin of polyzoic

1
First recorded in 1850–55; poly- + zo- + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for polyzoic

polyzoic

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊɪk) /


adjectivezoology
  1. (of certain colonial animals) having many zooids or similar polyps

  2. producing or containing many sporozoites

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