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avicularian

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a⋅vic⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅um

  [uh-vik-yuh-lair-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -lar⋅i⋅a  [-lair-ee-uh] . Zoology.
a protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut.
Origin:
< NL; see avi-, -cule 1 , -arium

Related forms:
a⋅vic⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅an, adjective
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