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bryozoan (iou)



bryozoan noun & adjective. L19.
[from mod. Latin Bryozoa (see below), from Greek bruon moss + zoia pl. of zoion animal: see -AN.]
Zoology.
A. noun. A member of the group Bryozoa (now regarded as comprising the phyla Ectoprocta and Entoprocta) of lophophorates, which form colonies often suggesting mossy growths. Also spec. = ECTOPROCTAN noun. L19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the group Bryozoa. L19.
bryozo'ologist noun an expert in or student of bryozoology M20.
bryozo'ology noun the branch of zoology that deals with bryozoans M20.
bryozoon noun, pl. -zoa, = BRYOZOAN noun (usu. in pl.) M19.