OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22282

bryozoan

/ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/
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briozoo
A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.
The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.
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