| 释义 |
▪ I. zoid, n. Biol.|ˈzəʊɪd|
[f. Gr. ζῷον animal + -id2, or shortened f. zooid.]
= zooid.
1856Woodward Mollusca 336 In one group [of Tunicata], the individuals..become blended into a common mass... The separate individuals of these composite masses are termed Zoïds. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 69/1 Many zoids or buds being attached in line. 1960Bot. Gaz. CXXII. 33/1 Most algae, excluding the Cyanophyta, reproduce sexually by gametes and asexually by spores of various kinds (collectively called ‘zoids’, except for aplanospores). 1981Austral. Jrnl. Zool. XXIX. 365 Subterminal ovicell complexes bud distally from part of the complex and are generally composed of female zoid with ovicell, lateral zoid, and ovicell zoid with apical chamber.
▪ II. ˈzoid, a. Zool. rare—1.
[f. zoe = zoea + -id3.]
Applied to a larval or zoea stage in Crustacea.
1864Athenæum 13 Aug. 215/2 The early zoid conditions and subsequent transformations of the Crustacea. |