Answer: zooid

AnswerCrossword Clue
ZOOIDMotile organic cell
ZOOIDBiological entity.
ZOOIDColonial organism, such as coral.
ZOOIDAnimal-like
zooidan organic cell capable of independent movement
zooidone of the asexually produced individuals of a compound organism (as a bryozoan, hydroid, or coral colony)
zooidpertaining to, resembling, or of the nature of an animal
zooidany animal organism or individual capable of separate existence, and produced by fission, gemmation, or some method other than direct sexual reproduction
zooidany organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism
zooidany one of the recognizably distinct individuals or elements of a compound or colonial animallike organism, whether or not detached or detachable