noun
: an animal composed of a number of individuals each performing independently some or most of the vital functions yet organically connected so as to form a united colony of zooids
most corals and bryozoans are compound animals
noun
: an animal composed of a number of individuals each performing independently some or most of the vital functions yet organically connected so as to form a united colony of zooids
most corals and bryozoans are compound animals
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012