gonozooid

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noun

Any of the reproductive individuals of tunicates, bryozoan, or hydrozoan colonies that produce gametes.

OriginEnglish zooid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos →
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Meanings

noungonozooid (plural gonozooids)

plural gonozooids

  1. biologyAny of the reproductive individuals of tunicates, bryozoan, or hydrozoan colonies that produce gametes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónh₁os
  3. Ancient Greekγόνος (gónos)
  4. Englishgono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  8. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  9. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  10. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  11. Englishzoo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  14. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  15. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  16. Englishzooid
  17. Englishgonozooid

From gono- + zooid.

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APA

gonozooid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonozooid

MLA

“gonozooid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonozooid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonozooid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonozooid.

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