Meanings
noundiphyozooid (plural diphyozooids)
plural diphyozooids
- biologyOne of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophorae.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδιφυής“double”
- Englishdiphyozooid
From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + English zooid.
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diphyozooid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphyozooid
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“diphyozooid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphyozooid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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