zooid

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Synonyms: gooid, ooid, zoid, zonoid

Antonyms: gooid, ooid, zoid, zonoid

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} An organic body or [[cell]] having [[locomotion]], as a spermatic cell or [[spermatozoid]].
2. {{lb|en|zoology}} An animal in one of its inferior or [[early]] stages of [[development]], as one of the intermediate forms in [[alternate generation]].
3. {{lb|en|zoology}} One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of [[Anthozoa]], {{taxfmt|Hydrozoa|class}}, and {{taxfmt|Bryozoa|phylum}}; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|biology}} Relating to, or resembling, an [[animal]].

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