gastrozooid

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gastrozooid (noun; Greek gaster, stomach; zoon, animal): (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) In some colonial cnidarians, a hydroid modified for feeding and digestion, also called siphons; in most species, they fulfill the defensive functions of the colony

See also: dactylozooid.