polyzoonite Zool. rare.
(pɒlɪˈzəʊənaɪt)
[irreg. f. polyzoon + -ite1: cf. polypite.]
An individual zooid of a polyzoon.
| 1871 T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. (ed. 4) 504 When the Polyzoonite retires into its abode, the setæ and soft termination of the cell are gradually folded inwards, in the manner exhibited in the annexed figures..representing the various stages of the process. |