bryozoan
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
bryozoan
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sponge: Most modern reefs are built by corals and algae, but sponges, bryozoans and bivalves have all formed reefs in the geological past.
Adjective modifier
- marine: Earthworms, leeches, lugworms and marine worms Bryozoans Bryozoans look like plants but actually consist of thousands of tiny animals.
Modifies a noun
