"moss animal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moss animals [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Bryozoa, which is from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + ζῷα (zōîa), plural of ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Bryozoa|phylum}} Bryozoa, {{cog|grc|βρύον||moss}} Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moss animal (plural moss animals)
  1. (zoology, uncommon) A bryozoan. Tags: uncommon

Inflected forms

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