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polyzoan

/ˌpɒl.ɪˈzəʊ.ən/

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noun

/ˌpɒl.ɪˈzəʊ.ən/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее сидячее водное животное, образующее мшистые колонии из мелких полипов, каждый из которых имеет изогнутый или круглый гребень со щупальцами; они прикрепляются к камням или водорослям и размножаются почкованием.

A noun referring to a sessile aquatic animal that forms mossy colonies of small polyps, each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; they attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding.

  1. Sessile aquatic animalC2formalscientific

    A small, colonial aquatic animal that forms moss-like or branching colonies, typically attached to stones, seaweed, or other surfaces. Each individual polyp has a circular or curved ridge bearing tentacles used for filter feeding.

    ruСидячее водное животное

    • Polyzoans are often found encrusting rocks in tidal pools.
    • The reef was covered in a delicate, lace-like colony of polyzoans.
    • Marine biologists study polyzoans to understand colonial animal evolution.
    • Polyzoans reproduce by budding, creating extensive mossy growths on submerged surfaces.

    Synonymsbryozoanectoproct

Forms
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  • polyzoans' possessive plural form
  • polyzoan's possessive singular form