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polyzoic

[ pol-ee-zoh-ik ]

adjective

  1. (of a bryozoan colony) composed of many zooids.
  2. (of a spore) producing many sporozoites.
  3. (of a habitat) containing many animals or many different kinds of animals.


polyzoic

/ ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

  1. (of certain colonial animals) having many zooids or similar polyps
  2. producing or containing many sporozoites


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyzoic1

First recorded in 1850–55; poly- + zo- + -ic

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Example Sentences

The family Collosphrida comprises all polyzous or social Sphroidea, and constitutes the only polyzoic group among the Sphrellaria.

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