"zoophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzəʊəfaɪt/ [UK], /ˈzuːfaɪt/ [UK] Forms: zoophytes [plural]
Etymology: From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|zoo|phyte}} zoo- + -phyte, {{uder|en|frm|zoophyte}} Middle French zoophyte, {{taxfmt|Zoophyta|order}} Zoophyta Head templates: {{en-noun}} zoophyte (plural zoophytes)
  1. (biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Animals, Plants Translations (invertebrate animal which resembles plants): зоофи́т (zoofít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zoofyytti (Finnish), ζωόφυτο (zoófyto) [neuter] (Greek), zoofito (Ido), zóifít [feminine] (Irish), míol-luibh [masculine] (Irish), zoofito [masculine] (Italian), zoofit (Malay), zwierzokrzew [masculine] (Polish), зоофи́т (zoofít) [masculine] (Russian), zoófito (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-zoophyte-en-noun-6-xBG4mt Disambiguation of Animals: 69 31 Disambiguation of Plants: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with zoo-, English terms suffixed with -phyte, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with zoo-: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyte: 69 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'invertebrate animal which resembles plants': 64 36
  2. (biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-zoophyte-en-noun-Cs5hlFS- Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zoöphyte, zoophite, zoöphite Derived forms: zoophytal, zoophytic, zoophytical, zoophytish, zoophytist, zoophytography, zoophytoid, zoophytological, zoophytologist, zoophytology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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