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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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History and Etymology for phorozooid

phoro- + zooid

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