brogans

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Nearly 30 years ago, scientists discovered a unique class of anticancer molecules in a family of bryozoans, a phylum of marine invertebrates found in tropical waters.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

The sea creatures the researchers identified included colony-forming invertebrates called bryozoans and serpulid worms.

From The Verge • Dec. 29, 2021

Dr. Haygood welcomed today’s guests of honor with gloves: shipworms, pholadidae and bryozoans, the oddballs that might bring drugs to the table.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2020

Take bryostatins, a family of 20 natural products first isolated in 1976 from spongelike marine creatures called bryozoans.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2017

By this method specimens of shells, corals, and bryozoans are obtained of almost lace-like delicacy, and as perfect as if only yesterday gathered at the sea-shore.

From Animals of the Past by Lucas, Frederic A.