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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024zo•oid (zō′oid),USA pronunciation [Biol.]n. - Developmental Biologyany organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism.
- Developmental Biologyany animal organism or individual capable of separate existence, and produced by fission, gemmation, or some method other than direct sexual reproduction.
- Developmental Biologyany one of the recognizably distinct individuals or elements of a compound or colonial animallike organism, whether or not detached or detachable.
adj. - Developmental BiologyAlso, zo•oi′dal. pertaining to, resembling, or of the nature of an animal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zooid /ˈzəʊɔɪd/ n - any independent animal body, such as an individual of a coelenterate colony
- a motile cell or body, such as a gamete, produced by an organism
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