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Definition of Polyzoan
1. Noun. Sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding.
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Group relationships: Bryozoa, Phylum Bryozoa, Polyzoa
Definition of Polyzoan
1. n. Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa.
Definition of Polyzoan
1. Adjective. (zoology) Pertaining to polyzoa ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) A polyzoon ¹
3. Noun. (zoology) A member of a polyzoan colony ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyzoan
1. a bryozoan [n -S] - See also: bryozoan
Medical Definition of Polyzoan
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyzoan
Literary usage of Polyzoan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chesapeake Zoölogical Laboratory by Johns Hopkins University, William Keith Brooks (1879)
"Now what interpretation are we to give to these polyzoan resemblances? Morse has
shown that the adult Brachiopod resembles the Annelids in many particulars, ..."
2. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins university (1879)
"^ow what interpretation are we to give to these polyzoan resemblances? Morse has
shown that the adult Brachiopod resembles the Annelids in many particulars, ..."
3. Elementary Palæontology for Geological Students by Henry Woods (1893)
"The nervous system consists of a single ganglion (g) placed on the side of the
oesophagus facing the intestine. The polyzoan ..."
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