bryozoan

English

Etymology

From Bryozoa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/

Noun

bryozoan (plural bryozoans)

(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)

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

Synonyms

polyzoan, polyzoic (both obsolete)

Related terms

bryozoon

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