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eleutherozoic

eleutherozoic adjective: of or pertaining to the Subphylum Eleutherozoa.

Adjective

eleutherozoic (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to the Subphylum Eleutherozoa
    • These Pelmatozoa in a way are to be regarded as intermediate between the statozoic and eleutherozoic forms, as regards their mode of life, and may be dealt with to advantage in the present paper.1912, Proceedings of the United States National Museum
    • They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids.1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Origin of eleutherozoic

From eleuthero- + -zoic, from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “freedom”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Questions about eleutherozoic

What does eleutherozoic mean?
Eleutherozoic means of or pertaining to the Subphylum Eleutherozoa.
What part of speech is eleutherozoic?
Eleutherozoic is an adjective.

Words near eleutherozoic in the dictionary

  1. eleutheromaniacal
  2. eleutheromaniacs
  3. eleutherophobia
  4. eleutheroside
  5. eleutherosides
  6. eleutherozoic
  7. Eleutherus
  8. elev.
  9. Elevado
  10. elevatable
  11. elevate

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