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zoarium

UK/zəʊˈɛəɹi.əm/US/zoʊˈɛɹi.əm/

zoarium noun: a colony of zooids.

Noun

zoarium (plural zoaria)

  1. A colony of zooids.
    • The zoarium is unilaminate or bilaminate.1896, John W. Gregory, Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the Department of Geology, British Museum, page 117
    • Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium […]1957, Sidney Frederic Harmer, The Polyzoa of the Siboga Expedition, page 1106

Forms of zoarium

pluralzoaria

Origin of zoarium

From Latin; equivalent to zo- + -arium.

Words that rhyme with zoarium

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Questions about zoarium

What does zoarium mean?
Zoarium means a colony of zooids.
What part of speech is zoarium?
Zoarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce zoarium?
Zoarium is pronounced /zəʊˈɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of zoarium?
The plural of zoarium is zoaria.

Words near zoarium in the dictionary

  1. zoarcoids
  2. zoaria
  3. zoarial
  4. Zoarite
  5. Zoarites
  6. zoarium
  7. zoars
  8. zob
  9. Zobel
  10. Zober
  11. zobo

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