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MOSS ANIMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
bryozoan; moss animal; polyzoan; sea mat; sea moss
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moss animal" is a kind of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Holonyms ("moss animal" is a member of...):
Bryozoa; phylum Bryozoa; polyzoa (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)
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