oozooid

noun

oo·​zooid

¦ōə+

plural -s

: a sexually produced compound tunicate larva that by budding gives rise to blastozooids

Word History

Etymology

o- + zooid

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Rhymes for oozooid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid