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moss animal

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of moss animal1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Species diversity plummeted, and certain creatures, such as tiny, colonial “moss animals,” came to dominate the seafloor.

Even though it has become dominant, previous research shows that this moss animal has also suffered, with a decline in lifespan over the course of the study.

From BBC

These organisms, commonly called “moss animals,” often live in colonies, encrusting large rocks.

When they’re young, sheepshead fish will eat marine worms, bryozoan ‘moss animals’ and pretty much anything soft-bodied they can catch in the seagrasses.

True, but these beautiful, transparent moss animals have to get their living by catching creatures so small that you cannot see them.

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