zoarium

noun

zo·​ar·​i·​um

zōˈa(a)rēəm

variants or less commonly zooarium

ˌzōəˈ-

plural zoaria

-ēə

: a colony of colonial bryozoans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from zo- + -arium

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