polyzoarium

[ pol-ee-zoh-air-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural pol·y·zo·ar·i·a [pol-ee-zoh-, air, -ee-, uh].

1. a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.

polyzoarium

/ ˌpɒlɪzəʊˈɛərɪəm /

noun

1. a colony of bryozoan animals or its supporting skeletal framework

Derived Forms

• ˌpolyzoˈarial, adjective

Other Words From

• poly·zo·ari·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyzoarium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; poly-, -zoa, -arium