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zo·oid Z0023700 (zō′oid′)n. One of the distinct individuals of a colonial invertebrate animal, such as a bryozoan, that arise asexually by budding. zo·oid′al (-oid′l) adj.zooid (ˈzəʊɔɪd) n1. (Zoology) any independent animal body, such as an individual of a coelenterate colony2. (Biology) a motile cell or body, such as a gamete, produced by an organism zoˈoidal adjzo•oid (ˈzoʊ ɔɪd) n. 1. any of the distinct individuals of an animallike compound or colonial organism, as a polyp of a bryozoan. adj. 2. Also, zo•oi′dal. pertaining to, resembling, or of the nature of an animal. [1850–55; < Greek zôi(on) animal + -oid] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | zooid - one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoanorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | TranslationszooidenUK
zooid1. any independent animal body, such as an individual of a coelenterate colony 2. a motile cell or body, such as a gamete, produced by an organism zooid[′zō‚ȯid] (invertebrate zoology) A more or less independent individual of colonial animals such as bryozoans and coral. zooidenUK
zooid [zo´oid] 1. animal-like.2. an animal-like object or form.zo·oid (zō'oyd), 1. Resembling an animal; an organism or object with an animalian appearance. 2. An animal cell capable of independent existence or movement for example, ovum or a spermatozoon, segment of a tapeworm. 3. An individual of a colonial invertebrate, such as coral. [G. zoōdēs, fr. zōon, animal, + eidos, resemblance] zo·oid (zō'oyd) 1. Resembling an animal; an organism or object with an animalian appearance. 2. An animal cell capable of independent existence or movement, as the oocyte or a sperm, or the segment of a tapeworm. 3. An individual of a colonial invertebrate, such as a coral. [G. zoōdēs, fr. zōon, animal, + eidos, resemblance]zooid - any individual polyp of a colony of invertebrate animals that are linked together. For example, COELENTERATES have feeding polyps (gasterozoids), and reproductive polyps (gonozoids).
- a motile cell or body, such as a gamete, produced by an organism.
zooidenUK Related to zooid: gastrozooidWords related to zooidnoun one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoanRelated Words |