ALL meanings of avicularium
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A a - noun plural avicularium a protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut. 1
- noun avicularium (in some bryozoans) any of a number of modified zooids that take the form of a pair of snapping jaws resembling a bird’s head, serving to prevent other organisms from settling on the colony. 1
- noun avicularium (biology) A modified zooid, in some colonial bryozoans, in the form of a beak, that prevents other organisms from settling on the colony. 0