Bryozoan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bryozoan
       n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small
           polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
           tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
           budding [syn: {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}, {moss
           animal}]
       [also: {bryozoa} (pl)]