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zoophyte

[ zoh-uh-fahyt ]

noun

  1. any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant, as a coral or a sea anemone.


zoophyte

/ ˌzəʊəˈfɪtɪk; ˈzəʊəˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. any animal resembling a plant, such as a sea anemone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • zoophytic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··· [zoh-, uh, -, fit, -ik], o·i· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of zoophyte1

1615–25; < New Latin ōDZٴDz < Greek ōóٴDz. See zoo-, -phyte
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Example Sentences

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The date of its manufacture coincides with the time when Darwin was studying zoophytes, organisms such as coral and sea anemone.

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This was not compassion that the ecstacies with which a zoophyte was discovered, or the glad cries with which a bit of sundew was hailed, must be such transient joys.

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Several zoophytes, that do not possess the organs of vision, are perfectly alive to its influence.

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These wondrous phenomena of nature belong to the genus hydra, class vermes, order zoophyte; the distinguishing character of which is, that if any part of the body be severed, it instantly becomes a perfect animal.

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These little pools along the rocky coast are the homes of countless numbers of zoophytes—animals which have a stronger resemblance to plants and flowers than any we have found in fresh water.

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