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zootype

zootype noun: a proposed archetype of the form of all animals, based not on a shared body plan but on conserved molecular homologies.

Noun

zootype (plural zootypes)

  1. A proposed archetype of the form of all animals, based not on a shared body plan but on conserved molecular homologies.
  2. An animal totem; an animal (or animal figure) that is taken as symbolic of a deeper abstraction.

Forms of zootype

pluralzootypes

Origin of zootype

From zoo- + type. In the biological sense, by analogy with phylotype.

Words formed from zootype

Questions about zootype

What does zootype mean?
Zootype means a proposed archetype of the form of all animals, based not on a shared body plan but on conserved molecular homologies.
What part of speech is zootype?
Zootype is a noun.
What is the plural of zootype?
The plural of zootype is zootypes.

Words near zootype in the dictionary

  1. zootsuit
  2. zootsuiter
  3. zootsuiters
  4. zootsuits
  5. zooty
  6. zootype
  7. zootypes
  8. zootypic
  9. zooxantellate
  10. zooxanthelate
  11. zooxanthella

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