Polyzoa
/ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊə
/plural noun Zoology
Another term for Bryozoa.It is this social character, indeed, which gives the plant-like form to the Hydrozoa and Polyzoa, the Polypes and Zoophytes of the older naturalists....
- In Polyzoa, the budding goes on during the entire year.
Derivatives
polyzoan
- The polyzoan colonies were kept in running sea water in total darkness.
- A sample obtained in June was examined and found to consist mainly of hydroids and erect branching polyzoans bound up among shell detritus and argillaceous matter.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from poly- 'many' + zōion 'animal'.