SEA MAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does sea mat mean? • SEA MAT (noun)
The noun SEA MAT has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: SEA MAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEA MAT (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bryozoan; moss animal; polyzoan; sea mat; sea moss
Hypernyms ("sea mat" is a kind of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Holonyms ("sea mat" is a member of...):
Bryozoa; phylum Bryozoa; polyzoa (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)
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