English noun: bryozoan | |||
| 1. | bryozoan (animal) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | invertebrate | ||
| Member meronym | Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa | ||