polyzoarium
noun
poly·zo·ar·i·um
variants or less commonly polyzoary
ˌ⸗⸗ˈzōərē
plural polyzoaria
ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗rēə
also polyzoaries ˌ⸗⸗ˈzōərēz
: a bryozoan colony or the supporting skeleton of such a colony
Word History
Etymology
polyzoarium from New Latin, from Polyzoa + -arium; polyzoary from New Latin Polyzoa + English -ary