Definition
In colonial organisms like some sea creatures, a specialized individual organism that is structurally or functionally distinct from other members of the colony.
Etymology
From Greek 'allo' (other) + 'zoon' (animal) + '-oid' (resembling). This zoological term describes polymorphic zooids in colonial animals.
Kelly Says
Siphonophores like the Portuguese man-of-war are made of multiple allozooids—some catch food, some digest, some sting—all working together as if they're one organism!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አሎዞይድ
ah-loh-zoh-EED
ARالعربية
ألوزويد
aloozoo-EED
BNবাংলা
অ্যালোজোয়েড
alozoid
CACatalà
al·lozoïde
ah-loh-zoh-EED
CSČeština
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
DADansk
allozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
DEDeutsch
Allozooid
ah-loh-zoh-OYD
ELΕλληνικά
αλλοζωίδη
al-loh-zoh-EE-thee
ESEspañol
alozooide
ah-loh-zoh-EE-deh
FISuomi
allozooidi
ah-loh-zoh-OH-ee-dee
FRFrançais
allozoïde
ah-loh-zwah-EED
HAHA
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
HEעברית
אלוזואיד
ah-loh-zoh-EED
HIहिन्दी
अलोज़ोइड
alozoid
HUMagyar
allozooid
ah-loh-zoh-OYD
IDBahasa Indonesia
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
IGIG
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
ITItaliano
alozooide
ah-loh-zoh-EE-deh
KKKK
аллоизоид
ah-loh-zoh-EED
KMKM
អាឡូហ្សូអ៊ីត
ah-loh-zoh-EED
KO한국어
알로조이드
al-lo-jo-ee-deu
MSBahasa Melayu
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
MYမြန်မာ
အော်လိုဇွိုက်
ah-loh-zoh-EED
NLNederlands
allozoïde
ah-loh-zoh-EED
NONorsk
allozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
PLPolski
allozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
PTPortuguês
alozóide
ah-loh-ZOH-ee-deh
RORomână
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
RUРусский
аллозоид
ah-loh-zoh-EED
SVSvenska
allozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
SWKiswahili
alozoidi
ah-loh-zoh-EE-dee
TAதமிழ்
அல்லோசோய்டு
al-loh-soh-EED
TEతెలుగు
అల్లోజోయిడ్
al-loh-zoh-EED
THไทย
อัลโลซอยด์
an-loh-soh-EED
TLTL
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
TRTürkçe
allozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
UKУкраїнська
аллозоїд
ah-loh-zoh-EED
URاردو
الوزوائڈ
aloozoo-EED
VITiếng Việt
alozoid
ah-loh-zoh-EED
YOYO
alozoidi
ah-loh-zoh-EE-dee
ZH中文
异生殖细胞
yì shēng zhí xì bāo
ZUZU
alozoidi
ah-loh-zoh-EE-dee