Polyzoan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

polyzoan
    n 1: 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 [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea
         moss}, {moss animal}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Polyzoan \Pol`y*zo"an\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa.
   (b) A polyzoon.
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