n.
Pronunciation: ˌ br ī - ə - ' z ō - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Bryozoa, from Greek bryon + New Latin -zoa
Date: circa 1864
: any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of aquatic mostly marine invertebrate animals that reproduce by budding and usually form permanently attached branched or mossy colonies
– bryozoan adjective