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    MOSS ANIMAL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by buddingplay

    Synonyms:

    bryozoan; moss animal; polyzoan; sea mat; sea moss

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("moss animal" is a kind of...):

    invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

    Holonyms ("moss animal" is a member of...):

    Bryozoa; phylum Bryozoa; polyzoa (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)

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