bryozoan
/ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/
noun 1adj 1
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3ADJ.
individual
BRYOZOAN + NOUN
colony
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in
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noun
1
A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.
Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.
adj
1
Pertaining to the Bryozoa.
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noun — sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyp
- polyzoan
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The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.
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Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.
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