About The Word Zoophyte
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Zoophyte
Zoophyte Definition And Meaning |
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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.
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