phorozooid

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noun

A zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.

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Meanings

nounphorozooid (plural phorozooids)

plural phorozooids

  1. biologyA zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.

Origin

From phoro- + zooid.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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