polyzoa

• 指一类群体生活的海洋或淡水无脊椎动物，由许多个虫（zooid）组成群体，通常称为苔藓虫。

A noun referring to a group of marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids, commonly known as bryozoans or moss animals.

1. Colonial aquatic animalsC2formalscientific

   A group of small, aquatic invertebrate animals that live in colonies, often forming moss-like or branching structures on surfaces.

   苔藓虫

   • Polyzoa, also known as bryozoans, are often found encrusting rocks and seaweed.
   • The reef was covered in a delicate, lace-like colony of polyzoa.
   • Scientists study polyzoa to understand colonial animal behavior.

   同义词bryozoa