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Webster 1913 Edition


Polyzoon


Polˊy-zo′ön

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Polyzoa
(#)
.
[NL. See
Polyzoan
.]
(Zool.)
One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.

Definition 2024


polyzoon

polyzoon

English

Noun

polyzoon (plural polyzoa)

  1. (zoology) A tiny animal that forms compound colonies.

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Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek πολυ (polu) + ζώον (zṓon)

Noun

polyzoon (plural polyzoa)

  1. A polyzoon