bryozoan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ (US)
Etymology
From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the Bryozoa.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
bryozoan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ (US)
Etymology
From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an.
Meanings
-
A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.
1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 79:Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.
2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 163:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bryozoans | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bryozoa | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
moss animal · polyzoan · ectoproct
Translations (15)
ga eicteapracht (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · it briozoo (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · ru мша́нка (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · cs mechovka (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · de Moostierchen (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · fr ectoprocte (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · nl mosdiertje (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · is mosadýr (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · pt ectoprocto (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · es briozoo (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · pl mszywioł (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · ja 苔虫 (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · eo briozoo (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · fi sammaleläin (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) · cmn 苔蘚蟲 /苔藓虫 (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)