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polyzoan

American  
[pol-ee-zoh-uhn] / ˌpɒl iˈzoʊ ən /

adjective

British.

  1. bryozoan.

polyzoan British  
/ ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊən /

noun

  1. another word for bryozoan

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Etymology

Origin of polyzoan

1855–60; < New Latin Polyzo ( a ) Polyzoa + -an

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Zoarium, zō-ā′ri-um, n. the colony of the polypides of a polyzoan.

From Project Gutenberg

Rhabdopleura, rab-dō-plōō′ra, n. a marine polyzoan.

From Project Gutenberg

Polyzoā′rium, a compound polyzoan; Polyzō′ary, the polypary or polypidom of a polyzoan.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

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