[ 'zu:ɔɪd , 'zəʊ- , 'zu:ɪd ]
■ noun Zoology an animal arising from another by budding or division, especially each of the individuals which make up a colonial organism.
Derivatives
~al zu:'ɔɪd(ə)l , zəʊ- , 'zu:ɪd(ə)l adjective
Origin
C19: from zoo- + -oid .