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zooids

/ˈzoʊɔɪdz/

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noun

Zoïde

An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid.

Examples :

"Under a microscope, the scientist observed the individual zooids moving freely, each contributing to the overall movement of the larger colonial organism. "

Au microscope, le scientifique a observé les zoïdes individuels se déplaçant librement, chacun contribuant au mouvement global de l'organisme colonial plus large.

organism biology anatomy physiology

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noun

Zooïde

An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation.

Examples :

"The coral colony is composed of many tiny individual zooids, each playing a small role in the overall structure. "

La colonie corallienne est composée de nombreux zooïdes individuels, chacun jouant un petit rôle dans la structure globale.

animal biology organism

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noun

Zooïde

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 :

"The coral colony is made up of many tiny individual animals called zooids, each contributing to the colony's overall structure and function. "

La colonie corallienne est composée de nombreux petits animaux individuels appelés zooïdes, chacun contribuant à la structure et à la fonction globales de la colonie.

animal biology organism group anatomy