bryozoan

bryozoan

English

Etymology

From Bryozoa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/

Noun

bryozoan (plural bryozoans)

1. (zoology) A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates. [from 19th c.]
   • 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, p. 79:

     The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.

Synonyms

• ectoproct (dated), polyzoan (obsolete), moss animal (uncommon)

Translations

invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa

Chinese: Mandarin: 苔蘚蟲／苔藓虫 (zh) (táixiǎnchóng) Czech: mechovka f Dutch: mosdiertje (nl) n Esperanto: briozoo Finnish: sammaleläin (fi) French: ectoprocte (fr) m German: Moostierchen n Icelandic: mosadýr n Irish: eicteapracht f Italian: briozoo m Japanese: 苔虫 (kokemushi) Polish: mszywioł m Portuguese: ectoprocto (pt) m Russian: мша́нка (ru) f (mšánka) Spanish: briozoo m

Adjective

bryozoan (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Pertaining to the Bryozoa. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• polyzoan, polyzoic (both obsolete)

Related terms

• bryozoon