About The Word Zoophyte
Learn about the word Zoophyte to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Zoophyte definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Zoophyte
| Zoophyte Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Zoophyte?
[n] any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge
Synonyms | Synonyms for Zoophyte: Related Terms | Find terms related to Zoophyte: See Also | invertebrate Zoophyte In Webster's Dictionary \Zo"["o]*phyte\, n. [F. zoophyte, Gr. ?; zw^,on an
animal + ? plant, akin to ? to be born, to be. See {Zodiac},
and {Be}, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which
more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of
growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones,
hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of
those that form compound colonies having a branched or
treelike form, as many corals and hydroids.
(b) Any one of the Zo["o]phyta.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Suzerainty ‐ the domain of a suzerain [n] the position or authority of a suzerain;…
- Creation science ‐ an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account…
- Order synentognathi ‐ order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries;…
- Revolutionist ‐ a radical supporter of political or social…
- Banded water snake ‐ in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western…
- Talbot ‐ English inventor who published the first book illustrated with…
- Misdeal ‐ an incorrect deal [v] deal…
- Leopold kronecker ‐ German mathematician…
- Bolo knife ‐ long heavy knife with a single edge; of…
- Benjamin thompson ‐ English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction;…