Deuterozooid
Pronunciation : Deu`ter*o*zo"oid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. zooid.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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