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moss animal

moss animal noun: a bryozoan.

Noun

moss animal (plural moss animals)

  1. (uncommon) A bryozoan.

Forms of moss animal

pluralmoss animals

Origin of moss animal

Calque of Bryozoa, which is from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + ζῷα (zōîa), plural of ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”)

Questions about moss animal

What does moss animal mean?
Moss animal means a bryozoan.
What part of speech is moss animal?
Moss animal is a noun.
What is the plural of moss animal?
The plural of moss animal is moss animals.

Words near moss animal in the dictionary

  1. mosquitoproof
  2. mosquitos
  3. moss
  4. moss agate
  5. moss agates
  6. moss animal
  7. moss animals
  8. Moss Bank
  9. Moss Bay
  10. Moss Beach
  11. moss bug

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