deuterozooid en · NOUN
Etymology
From deutero- + zooid.
Meanings
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One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations.
In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deuterozooids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |