zooid

zooid /zo·oid/ (zo´oid)

1. animal-like.

2. an animal-like object or form.

3. an individual in a united colony of animals.

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zo·oid (zoid)

n.

1. An organic cell or organized body that has independent movement within a living organism, especially a motile gamete such as a spermatozoon.

2. An independent animallike organism produced asexually, as by budding or fission.

3. One of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a coral.

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zooid

1. animal-like.

2. an animal-like object or form.

3. an individual in a united colony of animals.