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bryozoan definition

bryo·zoan (brī′ō zō′ən, brī′ə-)

noun

any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of minute water animals that form branching, mosslike colonies and reproduce by budding

Etymology: < ModL < Gr bryon, moss + -zo(a) + -an

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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