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zooecium

zooecium noun: one of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.

Noun

zooecium (plural zooecia)

  1. One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.

Forms of zooecium

pluralzooecia
alternative formzoœcium

Origin of zooecium

From New Latin zōoecium, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Words formed from zooecium

Questions about zooecium

What does zooecium mean?
Zooecium means one of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.
What part of speech is zooecium?
Zooecium is a noun.
What is the plural of zooecium?
The plural of zooecium is zooecia.

Words near zooecium in the dictionary

  1. zooeae
  2. zooeal
  3. zooeas
  4. zooecia
  5. zooecial
  6. zooecium
  7. zooecology
  8. zooerastia
  9. zooerasty
  10. zooerythrin
  11. zooerythrine

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