zoophilousadj.

Brit.

/zuːˈɒfᵻləs/,

/zəʊˈɒfᵻləs/, U.S.

/zuˈɑfələs/,

/zoʊˈɑfələs/

Forms: see zoo- comb. form and -philous comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -philous comb. form.

Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -philous comb. form, probably originally as an alteration of zoidiophilous adj.With sense 1 compare earlier entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form , ornithophilous adj. In sense 2 after German zoophil (1922 in the source translated in quot. 1922); compare also French zoophile , adjective (1922 or earlier; earlier as noun: see zoophile n.).

1. Ecology. Of a plant or flower: pollinated by animals. In later use also (of a fruit or seed): dispersed by animals. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of this type of pollination or dispersal. Cf. entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form , ornithophilous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of or characterized by dispersal of seeds

zoophilous1881

zoochorous1904

hydro-chorous1905

myrmecochorous1908

hydro-choric1940

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 265 Nectar..accumulates in the basal part of the corolla, and offers a considerable amount of tempting food to nectar-loving creatures, and this, advertised by the brilliant scarlet of the calyx and corolla, clearly proclaims the flowers to be zoöphilous, or adapted to fertilization by animals of some kind.

1893 H. G. Wells Text-bk. Biol.: Pt. II 52 But zoophilous methods, or pollination by animals, are among flowering plants the most frequent.

1908 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 46 84 The zoophilous fruit appealing..to a constituency of birds and mammals, must adapt itself to the local fauna.

1982 Oikos 39 242/1 Fifty-three species of zoophilous plants occurred in this meadow.

2004 Econ. Bot. 58 554/2 Unless such seeds are carried for long distances by animals in the jungle (zoophilous dispersal), rubber seeds in upland areas get dispersed over a few meters.

2015 J. Boenigk et al. Biodiversity & Earth Hist. ii. 136/1 Zoophilous pollination evolved through associations of flowers and insects.

2. Biology. Of a parasitic organism: that prefers to feed, live, or grow on animals rather than humans. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of such organisms. Cf. zoophilic adj. 3.

ΚΠ

1922 tr. E. Martini in Rev. Appl. Entomol. B. 10 228 (heading) A criticism of the theory of ‘misanthropic’ or ‘zoophilous’ [Ger. ‘zoophilen’] anophelines.

1949 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 64 870 The zoophilous habits of C[ulex] quinquefasciatus will keep some of them from entering houses.

1996 E. D. Walker & H. D. Newson in R. W. Merritt & K. W. Cummins Introd. Aquatic Insects N. Amer. (ed. 3) xxiv. 572/1 The females of a great majority of mosquito species are zoophilous.

2002 G. R. Mullen in G. R. Mullen & L. A. Durden Med. & Vet. Entomol. xviii. 375/1 More than 100 species of zoophilous moths have been observed feeding on lachrymal secretions, primarily in Thailand, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoophilous
释义	zoophilousadj. Brit. /zuːˈɒfᵻləs/, /zəʊˈɒfᵻləs/, U.S. /zuˈɑfələs/, /zoʊˈɑfələs/ Forms: see zoo- comb. form and -philous comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -philous comb. form. Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -philous comb. form, probably originally as an alteration of zoidiophilous adj.With sense 1 compare earlier entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form , ornithophilous adj. In sense 2 after German zoophil (1922 in the source translated in quot. 1922); compare also French zoophile , adjective (1922 or earlier; earlier as noun: see zoophile n.). 1. Ecology. Of a plant or flower: pollinated by animals. In later use also (of a fruit or seed): dispersed by animals. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of this type of pollination or dispersal. Cf. entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form , ornithophilous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of or characterized by dispersal of seeds zoophilous1881 zoochorous1904 hydro-chorous1905 myrmecochorous1908 hydro-choric1940 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 265 Nectar..accumulates in the basal part of the corolla, and offers a considerable amount of tempting food to nectar-loving creatures, and this, advertised by the brilliant scarlet of the calyx and corolla, clearly proclaims the flowers to be zoöphilous, or adapted to fertilization by animals of some kind. 1893 H. G. Wells Text-bk. Biol.: Pt. II 52 But zoophilous methods, or pollination by animals, are among flowering plants the most frequent. 1908 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 46 84 The zoophilous fruit appealing..to a constituency of birds and mammals, must adapt itself to the local fauna. 1982 Oikos 39 242/1 Fifty-three species of zoophilous plants occurred in this meadow. 2004 Econ. Bot. 58 554/2 Unless such seeds are carried for long distances by animals in the jungle (zoophilous dispersal), rubber seeds in upland areas get dispersed over a few meters. 2015 J. Boenigk et al. Biodiversity & Earth Hist. ii. 136/1 Zoophilous pollination evolved through associations of flowers and insects. 2. Biology. Of a parasitic organism: that prefers to feed, live, or grow on animals rather than humans. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of such organisms. Cf. zoophilic adj. 3. ΚΠ 1922 tr. E. Martini in Rev. Appl. Entomol. B. 10 228 (heading) A criticism of the theory of ‘misanthropic’ or ‘zoophilous’ [Ger. ‘zoophilen’] anophelines. 1949 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 64 870 The zoophilous habits of C[ulex] quinquefasciatus will keep some of them from entering houses. 1996 E. D. Walker & H. D. Newson in R. W. Merritt & K. W. Cummins Introd. Aquatic Insects N. Amer. (ed. 3) xxiv. 572/1 The females of a great majority of mosquito species are zoophilous. 2002 G. R. Mullen in G. R. Mullen & L. A. Durden Med. & Vet. Entomol. xviii. 375/1 More than 100 species of zoophilous moths have been observed feeding on lachrymal secretions, primarily in Thailand, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1881
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