Scrabble Word ZOOID

Definition of ZOOID:

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• an organic cell capable of independent movement [n -S]
• an organic cell or body capable of independent movement [n ZOOIDS] : ZOOIDAL [adj]
• any animal organism or individual capable of separate existence, and produced by fission, gemmation, or some method other than direct sexual reproduction
• any one of the recognizably distinct individuals or elements of a compound or colonial animallike organism, whether or not detached or detachable
• any organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism
• one of the asexually produced individuals of a compound organism (as a bryozoan, hydroid, or coral colony)
• pertaining to, resembling, or of the nature of an animal