Definition of Zoophytes. Meaning of Zoophytes. Synonyms of Zoophytes

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Definition of Zoophytes

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 Zoophytes from wikipedia

- cordyceps, and in particular Ophiocordyceps sinensis, were considered zoophytes. Zoophytes are common in medieval and renaissance era herbals, notable examples...
- (1818). "Ueber die classification der Zoophyten" [On the classification of zoophytes]. Isis, Oder, Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken (in German). 2 (6): 1008–1019...
- century, Georges Cuvier united Ctenophora and Cnidaria in the Radiata (Zoophytes). Thomas Cavalier-Smith, in 1983, redefined Radiata as a subkingdom consisting...
- vertebrates, molluscs, articulated animals (arthropods and annelids), and zoophytes (radiata) (echinoderms, cnidaria and other forms). This division into...
- Polytechnique. Paris: 1920. Dujardin F (1841). "Histoire naturelle des zoophytes: Infusoires". Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris. Schleiden MJ (1842)...
- (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...
- 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...
- centipedes), s****ed animals (such as most molluscs and echinoderms), and "zoophytes" (animals that resemble plants). This theory remained dominant for more...
- wissenschaften, 1832. p. 59 Dujardin, Félix (1841). Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la classificatin de ces animaux...
- (1818). "Ueber die classification der Zoophyten" [On the classification of zoophytes]. Isis, Oder, Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken (in German). 2 (6): 1008–1019...