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}]
Polyzoan \Pol`y*zo"an\, n. (Zool.) (a) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa. (b) A polyzoon. [1913 Webster]