noun Download 🔗Share An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid. Examples : "Under the microscope, the biology student observed the rapid movement of each individual zooid as it swam towards the egg. " organism biology anatomy physiology sex animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation. Examples : "A bryozoan colony is made up of many tiny, individual zooids that work together, each a separate organism in an early stage of development within the larger structure. " animal biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed. Examples : "A coral reef is made up of many tiny zooids, each contributing to the overall structure. " animal biology organism anatomy group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Relating to, or resembling, an animal. Examples : "The bryozoan colony displayed a distinctly zooid appearance, with each tiny individual resembling a miniature sea creature. " animal biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading