Word Explorer

Zooid

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Zooid"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
zoidnoun(botany) A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.
spermatozooidnounAlternative form of spermatozoid. [(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.]
diphyozooidnoun(biology) One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophorae.
oozooidnoun(zoology) A zooid that develops from an egg and reproduces by budding
dactylozooidnoun(biology) A kind of zooid of Siphonophorae with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.
phorozooidnoun(biology) A zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.
blastozooidnoun(biology) A zooid produced by budding
gonozooidnoun(biology) Any of the reproductive individuals of tunicates, bryozoan, or hydrozoan colonies that produce gametes.
oozoidnounMisspelling of oozooid. [(zoology) A zooid that develops from an egg and reproduces by budding]
spermatozoonnoun(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
zoocytiumnoun(zoology) The common support, often branched, of certain kinds of social infusoria.
spermatozoidnoun(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.
autozooidnoun(biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
spermulenoun(biology) A spermatozoon.
spermatozoannounA spermatozoon.
zoidogamynoun(biology) A form of plant reproduction in which male gametes swim towards the female gametes in a pool of water
zoeciumnounAlternative form of zooecium. [(zoology) One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.]
kenozooidnoun(biology) A small bryozoan heterozooid
animalculenoun(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
zoocystnounA kind of encysted rhizopod resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layers.

Words Strongly Associated with "Zooid"

These words statistically appear in the same text as "zooid" (Google Books Ngrams).

📝 Common Phrases with "Zooid"

Words that come before

Words that come after

🌐 Broader and Narrower Concepts

More Specific (hyponyms)

Translate “Zooid” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

🔗 Explore Related Words