different between bryozoa vs bryozoan

bryozoa

English

Noun

bryozoa

  1. plural of bryozoon
  2. plural of bryozoum

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bryozoan

English

Etymology

From Bryozoa +? -an.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?b?????z???n/

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

Adjective

bryozoan (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

  • polyzoan, polyzoic (both obsolete)

Related terms

  • bryozoon

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