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Noun: zoon
  1. An individual animal produced from a single fertilized egg
    "A human twin is an example of a zoon, as opposed to colonial organisms"
     
  2. Any one of the perfectly developed individuals that make up a compound animal, such as a coral polyp
    "Each zoon in a coral colony contributes to the overall structure"

Derived forms: zoons

Encyclopedia: Zoon