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Zooidal — o*oid al, a. Of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zooidal — adj. resembling a living creature, resembling an animal … English contemporary dictionary
zooidal — zo·oi·dal … English syllables
zooidal — adjective see zooid * * * zōoidˈal adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑zooid … Useful english dictionary
basal zooidal wall — (BRYOZOA) In Stenolaemata and Gymnolaemata, the interior or exterior zooidal supporting wall, normally parallel to the orificial wall … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
confluent zooidal budding zone — (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) A confluent budding zone originating within the outer coelomic space of zooids opposite exozone; in some taxa, opposite distal endozone … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
moss animal — bryozoan. [1880 85] * * * ▪ invertebrate Introduction also called bryozoan, any member of the phylum Bryozoa (also called Polyzoa or Ectoprocta), in which there are about 5,000 extant species. Another 15,000 species are known only from… … Universalium
zooecium — n.; pl. zooecia [Gr. zoon, animal; oikos, house] (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata;Gymnolaemata). 1. The skeleton of a zooid, comprised of calcareous layers of zooidal walls and connected zooidal structures. 2. In Phylactolaemata, comprised of any nonliving … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Ampullaceous — Am pul*la ceous, a. [L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle shaped; swelling. Kirby. [1913 Webster] {Ampullaceous sac} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ampullaceous sac — Ampullaceous Am pul*la ceous, a. [L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle shaped; swelling. Kirby. [1913 Webster] {Ampullaceous sac} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
