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bryozoan

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Bryozoa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invertebrate

History

Etymology

From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 苔蘚蟲 /苔藓虫 (táixiǎnchóng) — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Czech: mechovka — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Dutch: mosdiertje — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Esperanto: briozoo — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Finnish: sammaleläin — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • French: ectoprocte — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • German: Moostierchen — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Icelandic: mosadýr — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Irish: eicteapracht — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Italian: briozoo — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Japanese: 苔虫 (kokemushi) — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Polish: mszywioł — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Portuguese: ectoprocto — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Russian: мша́нка (mšánka) — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa
  • Spanish: briozoo — invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa