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

Example Sentences

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Polyzoa

This species appears to be one of the most generally distributed of the Polyzoa; it occurs in nearly every latitude in both hemispheres.

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 MacGillivray, John

The lower division of the Mollusca, comprising the Polyzoa, Tunicata, and Brachiopoda.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Although he deals mainly with Indian forms the book contains an unusually full account of the life-history and bionomics of freshwater Sponges, Polyzoa, and Hydrozoa.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Yet the echinus can have, at the best, none but the most distant genetic relationship with the Polyzoa.

From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George

Some divide them into two great classes, namely: the Anthozoa, or Flower-Life; and the Polyzoa, or Many-Life, in which the individuals are associated in numbers.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various