avicularium

 [uh-vik-yuh-lair-ee-uhm]  

a·vic·u·lar·i·um

   [uh-vik-yuh-lair-ee-uhm]
noun, plural a·vic·u·lar·i·a  [-lair-ee-uh] . Zoology.
a protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see avi-, -cule1, -arium

Related forms
a·vic·u·lar·i·an, adjective
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phylum comprised of chordates
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