polyzoarium

noun

poly·​zo·​ar·​i·​um

variants or less commonly polyzoary

ˌ⸗⸗ˈzōərē

plural polyzoaria

ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗rēə

also polyzoaries

ˌ⸗⸗ˈzōərēz

: a bryozoan colony or the supporting skeleton of such a colony

Word History

Etymology

polyzoarium from New Latin, from Polyzoa + -arium; polyzoary from New Latin Polyzoa + English -ary

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