zooidal

Variant of zooid

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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