Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bryozoa

1 sense of bryozoa

Sense 1
Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa -- (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)
       => phylum -- ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bryozoan

1 sense of bryozoan

Sense 1
bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal -- (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)
       => invertebrate -- (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)