Definition of zooid Zooid
zo•oid
We found 10 definitions of zooid from 4 different sources.
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What does zooid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: zooids |
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| zooid - one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan |
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Wiktionary 
- zooid (Noun)
An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid. - zooid (Noun)
An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation. - zooid (Noun)
One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydroidea, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed. - zooid (Adjective)
Relating to, or resembling, an animal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- zooid (a.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, an animal. - zooid (n.)
An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozooid. - zooid (n.)
An animal in one of its inferior stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation. - zooid (n.)
One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydroidea, and Bryozoa; -- sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.
Part of speech
🔤- zooid, noun, singular of zooids.
