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siphonozooid
noun
si·pho·no·zooid
\¦sīfənə+\
Definition of siphonozooid
: one of various degenerate zooids of some alcyonarians supposed to serve to regulate the water supply of the colony
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Origin and Etymology of siphonozooid
siphon- + zooid
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