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[syn: bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss, moss animal]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sea mat \Sea" mat`\ (Zool.)
Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which
form frondlike corals.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sea mat
n 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 [syn: bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, sea
moss, moss animal]