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Zooecium


Zo-oe′ci-um

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Zooecia
.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ζῶ,ον
an animal + [GREEK] house.]
(Zool.)
One of the cells or tubes which inclose the feeling zooids of Bryozoa. See Illust. of
Sea Moss
.

Definition 2024


zooecium

zooecium

See also: zoœcium

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Noun

zooecium (plural zooecia)

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

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