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epizoochorous

epizoochorous adjective: spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them).

Adjective

epizoochorous (not comparable)

  1. Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them).

Origin of epizoochorous

From epizoo- + -chorous.

Questions about epizoochorous

What does epizoochorous mean?
Epizoochorous means spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them).
What part of speech is epizoochorous?
Epizoochorous is an adjective.

Words near epizoochorous in the dictionary

  1. epizoites
  2. epizoochore
  3. epizoochores
  4. epizoochoric
  5. epizoochorically
  6. epizoochorous
  7. epizoochory
  8. epizoodic
  9. epizoodics
  10. epizooic
  11. epizoological

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