Bryozoon

/ˌbraɪ.əˈzoʊ.ɑn/ noun

A singular individual member of a bryozoa colony; a single animal in the bryozoa phylum.

From 'bryozoa' plus the singular suffix '-zoon' (a single animal). This allows scientists to refer to one member of a bryozoan colony separately from the whole.

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