- blastozooid
- blas·to·zo·oid (blas″to-zoґoid) [blasto- + zooid] an individual developed as a result of asexual reproduction. Cf. oozooid.
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blastozooid
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blastozooid — n. [Gr. blastos, bud; zoion, animal; eidos, form] A zooid or individual produced by asexual reproduction; see oozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
blastozooid — blas·to·zooid … English syllables
blastozooid — ˌblastə+ noun ( s) Etymology: blast + zooid : a zooid or individual produced by budding distinguished from oozooid … Useful english dictionary
Salp — Taxobox name = Salpida image width = 250px image caption = This image is the lobate ctenophore Leucothea pulchra and should be moved to Ctenophora. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Urochordata classis = Thaliacea ordo = Salpida… … Wikipedia
oozooid — n. [Gr. oion, egg; zoon, animal; eidos, form] Any individual developed from an egg, not fragmented or budded; see blastozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
zooid — 1. Resembling an animal; an organism or object with an animal like appearance. 2. An animal cell capable of independent existence or movement, as the ovum or a spermatozoon, or the segment of a tapeworm. 3. An individual of a colonial … Medical dictionary
oozooid — oo·zo·oid (o″o zoґoid) [oo + zo + oid] an individual developed from an oocyte, that is, as a result of sexual reproduction. Cf. blastozooid … Medical dictionary
