Meanings
adjectivepolyzoan (comparative more polyzoan, superlative most polyzoan)
comparative more polyzoan · superlative most polyzoan
- obsoletebiologybryozoan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsessile 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
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Translingual Polyzoa + English -an.
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APA
polyzoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyzoan
MLA
“polyzoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyzoan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyzoan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyzoan.
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