moss animal — bryozoan. [1880 85] * * * ▪ invertebrate Introduction also called bryozoan, any member of the phylum Bryozoa (also called Polyzoa or Ectoprocta), in which there are about 5,000 extant species. Another 15,000 species are known only from… … Universalium
deuterozooid — “+ noun Etymology: deuter (I) + zooid : a zooid produced by budding or fission from a primary zooid … Useful english dictionary
cyathozooid — |sīə(ˌ)thō+ noun Etymology: cyath + zooid : the imperfect primary zooid of certain compound tunicates (as those of the genus Pyrosoma) from which the secondary zooids bud … Useful english dictionary
Hydroida — Hydroidea Hy*droi de*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and { oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of Hydrozoa or Acaleph[ae]. [Written also {Hydroida}.] [1913 Webster] Note: This order includes the hydras and the free swimming hydromedus[ae], together… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydroidea — Hy*droi de*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and { oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of Hydrozoa or Acaleph[ae]. [Written also {Hydroida}.] [1913 Webster] Note: This order includes the hydras and the free swimming hydromedus[ae], together with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Membranipora membranacea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Cnidaria — Temporal range: 580–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Henry Threadgill — Infobox musical artist Name = Henry Threadgill Img capt = Img size = 150 Landscape = Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = Henry Luther Threadgill Alias = Born = Birth date and age|1944|2|15|mf=y Died = Origin = flagicon|USA Chicago … Wikipedia
Deuterozooid — Deu ter*o*zo oid, n. [Gr. ? second + E. zooid.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Individual — In di*vid u*al, n. 1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. Cowper. [1913 Webster] An object which is in the strict… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English