noun
moss animal; bryozoan
Refers to any animal of the phylum Bryozoa. A technical term in zoology, but also encountered in general contexts.
コケムシは小さな群体を作る水生動物だ。
Bryozoans are small aquatic animals that form colonies.
海岸の岩にコケムシが付着していた。
Bryozoans were attached to the rocks on the shore.
Compound of 苔 (koke, “moss”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect, bug”), from the moss-like appearance of bryozoan colonies.