polyzoan

[ pol-ee-zoh-uhn ]

adjective

, British.

1. bryozoan.

polyzoan

/ ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊən /

noun

1. another word for bryozoan

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyzoan¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyzoan¹

C19: from New Latin, Polyzoa class name, from poly- + -zoan, from Greek zoion an animal

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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