zo·oid (z  oid )n. 1. a. An organic cell or organized body that has independent movement within a living organism, especially a motile gamete such as a spermatozoon. b. An independent animallike organism produced asexually, as by budding or fission. 2. One of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan. zo·oid al (-oidl) adj. |
zooid [ˈzəʊɔɪd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any independent animal body, such as an individual of a coelenterate colony
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a motile cell or body, such as a gamete, produced by an organism
zooidal adj
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