| 释义 |
zo·oid
\ˈzōˌȯid\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: zo- + -oid
: an entity that resembles but is not wholly the same as a separate individual organism: as
a. : an organized body (as a phagocyte or a sperm cell) having locomotion
b. : a more or less independent animal produced (as by fission, proliferation, or strobilation) by other than direct sexual methods and so having an equivocal individuality — used especially of a single person of a compound organism (as a hydroid, coral, or bryozoan colony)
• zo·oi·dal \(ˈ)zō|ȯidəl\ adjective |