zooid

n. 个体, 游动孢子 a. 动物状的, 动物性的

发音

UK /ˈzəʊɔɪd/
其它
UK /ˈzuːɔɪd/

词形变化

zooids 复数 zooids more zooid 比较级 most zooid 最高级

别名

zoöid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid.

    生物
  2. 2.

    An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to, or resembling, an animal.

    生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

being organism

词源

From zoo- + -oid. Compare Ancient Greek ζῴδιον (zōídion, “animal”).

来源：wiktionary