Ooecium \O*oe"ci*um\, n.; pl. {Ooecia}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an
egg + ? a house.] (Zool.)
One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to
receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See {Bryozoa}.
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Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See {Bryozoa}.] (Zool.)
An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there
may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo[oe]cia
usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a
well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts
are lacking in the other zooids ({Avicularia}, {O[oe]cia},
etc.).
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