Difference between revisions of "zooecium"

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|lexical category=noun; plural zooecia
 
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|etymology=Greek <i>zoon</i>, animal; <i>oikos</i>, house
 
|etymology=Greek <i>zoon</i>, animal; <i>oikos</i>, house
|definition=([[Bryozoa]]: Stenolaemata;Gymnolaemata) 1. The skeleton of a zooid, comprised of calcareous layers of zooidal walls and connected zooidal structures. 2. In Phylactolaemata, comprised of any nonliving secreted parts of the body.
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|definition=([[Bryozoa]]: [[Stenolaemata]];[[Gymnolaemata]]) 1. The [[skeleton]] of a zooid, comprised of [[calcareous]] layers of [[zooidal]] walls and connected [[zooidal]] structures. 2. In [[Phylactolaemata]], comprised of any nonliving secreted parts of the body.
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Revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

zooecium (noun; plural zooecia; Greek zoon, animal; oikos, house): (Bryozoa: Stenolaemata;Gymnolaemata) 1. The skeleton of a zooid, comprised of calcareous layers of zooidal walls and connected zooidal structures. 2. In Phylactolaemata, comprised of any nonliving secreted parts of the body.