Polyzoa

American  

[pol-ee-zoh-uh] / ˌpɒl iˈzoʊ ə /

noun

British Zoology.

1. Bryozoa.

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Etymology

Origin of Polyzoa

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at poly-, -zoa

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Polyzoa

This interesting and important genus may be regarded as characteristic, not only of the present collection, but perhaps also of the Australian seas, as far as the Polyzoa are concerned.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by John MacGillivray

The Polyzoa are chiefly marine, and the common "sea-mat," often erroneously treated as a sea-weed, is a well-known form.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack

The like is also seen throughout the extensive family of Polyzoa or Molluscoida.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer

Certain compound animals, or zoophytes, as they have been termed, namely the Polyzoa, are provided with curious organs called avicularia.

From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Flustra, flus′tra, n. one of the commonest genera of marine Polyzoa.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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