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POLYZOA

• POLYZOA (noun)
The noun POLYZOA has 1 sense:

1. marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

Familiarity information: POLYZOA used as a noun is very rare.

• POLYZOA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bryozoa; phylum Bryozoa; polyzoa

Hypernyms ("polyzoa" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "polyzoa"):

bryozoan; moss animal; polyzoan; sea mat; sea moss (sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding)

Ectoprocta; phylum Ectoprocta (coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa)

Endoprocta; Entoprocta; phylum Entoprocta (sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa)

Holonyms ("polyzoa" is a member of...):

animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)

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Definition of bryozoan
Pronunciation of moss animal
Definition of polyzoan
Definition of Entoprocta
Definition of Animalia

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