bryozoan 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}]
Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa. [1913 Webster]