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Noun: zooid  'zow,oyd [N. Amer], 'zoo,oyd or 'zow,oyd [Brit]
  1. One of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan
    "Each zooid in the colony performs a specific function"

Derived forms: zooids

Type of: being, organism

Encyclopedia: Zooid