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zoarium
[ zoh-air-ee-uhm ]
noun
Biology.
plural zoaria, zoariums.
- a collection of distinct, individual zooids that make up a compound or colonial organism.
- the supporting structure for a polyp colony; polyzoarium.
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Other Word Forms
- ·i· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zoarium1
First recorded in 1880–85; zo- ( def ) + -arium ( def )
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Zoarium, zō-ā′ri-um, n. the colony of the polypides of a polyzoan.
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A confused and tangled zoarium may thus be formed, the true nature of which can only be recognized by the examination of its terminal parts.
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The zoœcia are never distinct from one another, but in dendritic forms such as Plumatella the zoarium is divided at irregular intervals by chitinous partitions.
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The zoarium is of delicate appearance and branches sparingly.
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Zoarium dendritic or linear, firmly fixed to extraneous objects; zoœcia tubular, not fused together to form a gelatinous mass.
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