† amorphozoicadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Amorphozoa n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < Amorphozoa n. + -ic suffix.
Zoology.
Obsolete.
rare.
1871 T. R. R. Stebbing 139 Species have to be moved backwards and forwards between the amorphozoic and zoophytic groups,..relics may pass for fish in one year and sponges in another, and by-and-by be recognised again as fish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).