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bryozoan

US/ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/

bryozoan noun: a member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.

Noun

bryozoan (plural bryozoa or bryozoans)

  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.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 79
    • 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.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 163

Adjective

bryozoan (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Bryozoa.
    Synonyms:
    polyzoan, polyzoic

Synonyms of bryozoan

Forms of bryozoan

pluralbryozoa
pluralbryozoans

Plural of bryozoan: bryozoa or bryozoans

Origin of bryozoan

From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an.

Questions about bryozoan

What does bryozoan mean?
Bryozoan means a member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
What part of speech is bryozoan?
Bryozoan can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce bryozoan?
Bryozoan is pronounced /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ (US).
What is the plural of bryozoan?
The plural of bryozoan is bryozoa.

Words near bryozoan in the dictionary

  1. bryotechnology
  2. bryotoxin
  3. bryotoxins
  4. bryozan
  5. bryozoa
  6. bryozoan
  7. bryozoans
  8. bryozoological
  9. bryozoologist
  10. bryozoologists
  11. bryozoology

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