What does zooid mean?
A zooid is a single animal or individual in a colonial organism, such as a coral or a bryozoan. In some contexts, it can also refer to a small, simple animal, such as a protozoan.
Example
"The coral reef was composed of many individual zooids, each one contributing to the structure of the colony."
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