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zooid
zo·oid
[
zṓ òyd
]
(
plural
zo·oids
)
noun
Definition:
member of colony:
an individual invertebrate animal that reproduces nonsexually by budding or splitting, especially one that lives in a colony in which each member is joined to others by living material, e.g. a coral
[
Mid-19th century. <zoo- + -oid
]
zo·oid·al
[
zo óyd'l
]
adjective
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