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polyzoan

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

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  • /pɒliˈzəʊ.ən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

bryozoan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A bryozoan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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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: bryozoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invertebrate

History

Etymology

From Translingual Polyzoa + English -an.