zoophyte
UK/ˈzəʊəfaɪt/
zoophyte noun: 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.
Noun
zoophyte (plural zoophytes)
- 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.
- A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb.
- And besides, as there are many Zoophyts, and sensitive Plants […] so have we, in some Authors, Instances of Plants turning into Animals, and Animals into Plants, and the like […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XIX
zoophyte meaning in Tamil and Malay
zoophyte in Tamil
- தாவர உரு விலங்கு, தாவர வடிவ விலங்கு, ஸுஃபைட்
zoophyte in Malay
- invertebrate animal which resembles plants
- zoofit
Forms of zoophyte
| plural | zoophytes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | zoöphyte |
| alternative form | zoophite |
| alternative form | zoöphite |
Origin of zoophyte
From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta.
Words formed from zoophyte
- zoophytal
- zoophytic
- zoophytical
- zoophytish
- zoophytist
- zoophytography
- zoophytoid
- zoophytological
- zoophytologist
- zoophytology
Questions about zoophyte
- What does zoophyte mean?
- Zoophyte means 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.
- What is zoophyte in Tamil?
- Zoophyte in Tamil is தாவர உரு விலங்கு, தாவர வடிவ விலங்கு, ஸுஃபைட். See Zoophyte meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is zoophyte?
- Zoophyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zoophyte?
- Zoophyte is pronounced /ˈzəʊəfaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zoophyte?
- The plural of zoophyte is zoophytes.
Words near zoophyte in the dictionary
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