zoon

zoon
zoonal /zoh"euh nl/, adj.
/zoh"on/, n., pl. zoa /zoh"euh/. Biol. Rare.
1. any of the individuals of a compound organism.
2. any individual, or the individuals collectively, produced from a single egg.
3. zooid.
[1860-65; < NL zoon < Gk zôion animal]

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