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holozoic

[ hol-uh-zoh-ik, hoh-luh- ]

adjective

Biology.
  1. feeding on solid food particles in the manner of most animals.


holozoic

/ ËŒ³óÉ’±ôəˈ³úəʊɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. (of animals) obtaining nourishment by feeding on plants or other animals
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of holozoic1

1880–85; holo- + -zoic < Greek ³úž±°ìó²õ of animals, equivalent to ³úÅ ( ḗ ) life + -ikos -ic
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Nutrition is holozoic, a deep groove leading down to a mouth and pharynx.

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Bilaterally symmetrical, often creeping, pharynx highly developed, with a firm rod-like skeleton, sometimes protrusible; nutrition saprophytic and holozoic.

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