anthozooid Zool.
(ænθəʊˈzəʊɔɪd)
[f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς flower + zooid, ad. Gr. ζωοειδής like an animal.]
An individual animalcule of a compound Zoophyte.
| 1877 Huxley Inv. An. iii. 159 The axial cavity of each anthozooid is in communication with a system of large canals. |