Definition of Zoophyte. Meaning of Zoophyte. Synonyms of Zoophyte

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Definition of Zoophyte

Zoophyte
Zoophyte o"["o]*phyte, n. [F. zoophyte, Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + ? plant, akin to ? to be born, to be. See Zodiac, and Be, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones, hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of those that form compound colonies having a branched or treelike form, as many corals and hydroids. (b) Any one of the Zo["o]phyta.

Meaning of Zoophyte from wikipedia

- A zoophyte (animal-plant) is an obsolete term for an organism thought to be intermediate between animals and plants, or an animal with plant-like attributes...
- He also has an older brother, Cameron, with whom Lee started the band Zoophyte. Lee attended Balwyn Primary School and Camberwell Grammar School. He was...
- Tartary (Latin: Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. It was believed...
- (1818). "Ueber die classification der Zoophyten" [On the classification of zoophytes]. Isis, Oder, Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken (in German). 2 (6): 1008–1019...
- vertebrates, molluscs, articulated animals (arthropods and annelids), and zoophytes (radiata) (echinoderms, cnidaria and other forms). This division into...
- (1777–1850) as chair of Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was...
- Polytechnique. Paris: 1920. Dujardin F (1841). "Histoire naturelle des zoophytes: Infusoires". Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris. Schleiden MJ (1842)...
- centipedes), s****ed animals (such as most molluscs and echinoderms), and "zoophytes" (animals that resemble plants). This theory remained dominant for more...
- century, Georges Cuvier united Ctenophora and Cnidaria in the Radiata (Zoophytes). Thomas Cavalier-Smith, in 1983, redefined Radiata as a subkingdom consisting...
- (1818). "Ueber die classification der Zoophyten" [On the classification of zoophytes]. Isis, Oder, Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken (in German). 2 (6): 1008–1019...