1. 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 budding
   "Bryozoans are sometimes called moss animals due to their appearance"; "polyzoans are sometimes called moss animals due to their appearance"; "sea mosses are sometimes called moss animals due to their appearance";
   - bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss

Derived forms: moss animals

Type of: invertebrate

Part of: Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa

Encyclopedia: Moss animal