Polyzoa

pol-i-zō′a, n.pl. a cla of animals forming a crust on stones, shells, . under water:— sing. Polyzō′an , Polyzō′on .— adjs. Pol′yzoan , Polyzoā′rial .— ns. Polyzoā′rium , a compound polyzoan; Polyzō′ary , the polypary or polypidom of a polyzoan.— adjs. Polyzō′ic , filled with imaginary animals, zoolatrous; Polyzō′öid , consisting of many zoöids. [Gr. polys , many, zōon , an animal.]