The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.
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Bryozoan
//ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən//
Synonyms for "bryozoan" (10 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (5)
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15 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 苔蘚蟲 /苔藓虫 noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Czech
1 entries- mechovka noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Dutch
1 entries- mosdiertje noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Esperanto
1 entries- briozoo noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Finnish
1 entries- sammaleläin noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
French
1 entries- ectoprocte noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
German
1 entries- Moostierchen noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Icelandic
1 entries- mosadýr noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Irish
1 entries- eicteapracht noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Italian
1 entries- briozoo noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Japanese
1 entries- 苔虫 noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Polish
1 entries- mszywioł noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Portuguese
1 entries- ectoprocto noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Russian
1 entries- мша́нка noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Spanish
1 entries- briozoo noun (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa)
Sample sentences
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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.
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