siphonozooid

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siphonozooid (noun; Greek siphon, tube; zoon, animal; eidos, form): (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) A small, modified polyp with reduced or lacking tentacles, having a well developed siphonoglyph to propel water through the canal system of the colony.