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

The sub-kingdom which includes the Shell-fish proper, the Polyzoa, the Tunicata, and the Lamp-shells; so called from the generally soft nature of their bodies.

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

Fenestella, fen-es-tel′a, n. a niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina, and sometimes the credence: a genus of Polyzoa, like the recent 'lace coral,' very common in Pal�ozoic rocks.

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

Annandale, "Materials for a Revision of the Phylactol�matous Polyzoa of India," Rec.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.

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