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zooid — [zō′oid΄] n. [ ZO(O) + OID] 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… … English World dictionary
zooid — /ˈzoʊɔɪd / (say zohoyd) noun 1. Biology any organic body or cell which is capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism. 2. Zoology a. any animal organism or individual capable… …
zooid — /zoh oyd/, Biol. n. 1. any organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism. 2. any animal organism or individual capable of separate existence, and produced by … Universalium
gonozooid — |gänə+ noun Etymology: gon + zooid 1. a. : a sexual zooid or medusa bud of a hydroid : gonophore b. : a sexual zooid of a tunicate 2. : ovicell … Useful english dictionary
Gonozooid — Gon o*zo oid, n. [Gr. ? offspring + E. zooid.] (Zo[ o]l.) A sexual zooid, or medusoid bud of a hydroid; a gonophore. See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of {Campanularian}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gonophore — Gon o*phore, n. [Gr. ? offspring, seed + fe rein to bear.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See {Hydroidea}, and Illusts. of {Athecata},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moss animal — bryozoan. [1880 85] * * * ▪ invertebrate Introduction also called bryozoan, any member of the phylum Bryozoa (also called Polyzoa or Ectoprocta), in which there are about 5,000 extant species. Another 15,000 species are known only from… … Universalium
Cnidaria — Temporal range: 580–0 Ma … Wikipedia
tunicate — /tooh ni kit, kayt , tyooh /, n. 1. Zool. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water. adj. Also … Universalium
trophozooid — ōˌȯid noun Etymology: troph + zooid 1. : an imperfect zooid or individual of the sexual generation of some free swimming tunicates that never becomes sexually mature or detached from its parent 2. : a nutritive zooid of a scyphozoan colony … Useful english dictionary
