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🐾 An individual animal 🪸 A colony member
zoon

zoon

9.9
An individual animal in a colony like coral that forms without sex
  • noun
  • /zuːɒn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : zoón
  • Each zoon in the coral colony plays a different role in feeding and protection.

Examples

  • The structure of the reef depends on the cooperation of every zoon in the colony.

  • Corals consist of many zoons working together.

  • Scientists studied how a single zoon develops within a group of jellyfish.

  • Each zoon in the colony contributes to its overall health.

  • Each zoon in the coral colony contributes to its growth and survival.

  • The health of the entire reef relies on the activities of each zoon within the colony.

  • Every zoon has a specific function, helping to sustain the coral ecosystem.

Synonyms

zooid
vszoon
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small animal that lives attached to others in a group and often has its own job

is produced asexually as part of a colony rather than defined by independence

Surface Forms

zoon singular
zoons plural

Etymology

Zoon comes from the Greek zoon, meaning 'animal', and in biology it was used for one small animal that is made without sex and lives as part of a larger colony, so zoon here means one member of a group.