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phorozooid

phorozooid noun: a zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.

Noun

phorozooid (plural phorozooids)

  1. A zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.

Forms of phorozooid

pluralphorozooids

Origin of phorozooid

From phoro- + zooid.

Questions about phorozooid

What does phorozooid mean?
Phorozooid means a zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.
What part of speech is phorozooid?
Phorozooid is a noun.
What is the plural of phorozooid?
The plural of phorozooid is phorozooids.

Words near phorozooid in the dictionary

  1. phorophyte
  2. phorophytes
  3. phoropter
  4. phoropters
  5. phororachus
  6. phorozooid
  7. phorozooids
  8. phorusrhacid
  9. phorusrhacids
  10. phos
  11. phosacetim

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