polypide
/ˈpɑlɪpaɪd/
noun
- The individual feeding and reproductive unit of a bryozoan colony, consisting of a tentacle crown and internal organs.
- The scientist observed the polypide extending its tentacles to capture plankton.
- Each polypide in the bryozoan colony has its own set of tentacles for filtering food.
- When a polypide dies, it is replaced by a new one from the colony's shared tissues.