1. A member of the phylum Bryozoa; a small aquatic animal that typically forms colonies and has a ring of tentacles around its mouth.
Usage: Also called a bryozoan.; Plural: polyzoans or polyzoaria.

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to polyzoans or the phylum Bryozoa.
Usage: Also called bryozoan.

Examples

• The polyzoan colonies were visible under the microscope as delicate, branching structures.
• Scientists study polyzoan fossils to understand ancient marine ecosystems.
• A polyzoan organism filters food particles from the water using its tentacles.
• The polyzoan phylum includes thousands of species found in oceans and freshwater.
• Researchers discovered a new polyzoan species attached to the coral reef.
• Polyzoan colonies can grow on rocks and shells in marine environments.