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polyzoary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒ.liˈzəʊ.ə.ɹi/
  • General-American: /ˌpɑ.liˈzoʊ.ə.ɹi/
  • rhymes with -əʊəɹi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A colony of polyzoa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The polypary of such a colony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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History

Etymology

From New Latin polyzoārium (“polyzoary”), from New Latin polyzoa + -ary.