zoidhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoid_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoid, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zoidnoun

Biology.
  1. 1856–
    1. 1856
      In one group [of Tunicata] the individuals..become blended into a common mass... The separate individuals of these composite masses are termed Zoïds.
      S. P. Woodward, Manual of Mollusca iii. 336
    2. 1875
      Many zoids or buds being attached in line.
      Encyclopædia Britannica vol. II. 69/1
    3. 1960
      Most algae, excluding the Cyanophyta, reproduce sexually by gametes and asexually by spores of various kinds (collectively called ‘zoids’, except for aplanospores).
      Botanical Gazette vol. 122 33/1
    4. 1981
      Subterminal ovicell complexes bud distally from part of the complex and are generally composed of female zoid with ovicell, lateral zoid, and ovicell zoid with apical chamber.
      Australian Journal Zoology vol. 29 365

zoid, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zoid, n. was last modified in December 2024.