BRYOZOAN


Meaning of BRYOZOAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbrī-ə-ˈzō-ən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.