phorozooid
noun
phoro·zooid
\¦fōrə+\
Definition of phorozooid
: 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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Origin and Etymology of phorozooid
phoro- + zooid
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