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zooid Definition

zo·oid (zō′o̵id′)

noun

  1. a comparatively independent animal organism produced by other than sexual methods, as by fission, gemmation, etc.
  2. any of the individual members of a colonial or compound animal: used esp. of hydroids, corals, or bryozoans

Etymology: zo(o)- + -oid

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zooid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Sea-mat Although the sea-mat called hornwrack resembles dried seaweed it is actually a bryozoan colony of tiny animals called zooids.
  • show: The third plate also shows an individual zooid, but in even greater detail and also has additional figures of statoblasts.

Adjective modifier

  • translucent: The small translucent zooids ( approximately 4 mm long ) are budded from stolons and generally rather closely packed.
  • specialized: In other cnidarian species, the planula is directly produced by specialized zooids near the stem base.
  • small: The small translucent zooids ( approximately 4 mm long ) are budded from stolons and generally rather closely packed.