kenozooidn.
/ˌkɛnəʊˈzəʊɔɪd/ In a colonial bryozoan of the phylum Ectoprocta, an individual consisting of the body wall or zooecium n. alone, without tentacles or an alimentary canal. Also called † kenozoˈœcium n. [ < Greek κενός empty + zooecium n.] Obsolete
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1909 G. M. R. Levinsen Cheilostomatous Bryozoa 46 We can distinguish between four main forms of individuals (Bryozooids)... Kenozoœcia (Kenozooids), which not only have no polypide, but as a rule no aperture and always no operculum.
1909 G. M. R. Levinsen Cheilostomatous Bryozoa 46 The Kenozoœcia must be regarded as supporting, fastening and connecting individuals.
1959 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates V. xx. 331 Kenozooid is the name applied to heterozooids that lack zooidal differentiation and consist simply of body wall enclosing strands of tissue.
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