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zo·o·phyte Z0025500 (zō′ə-fīt′)n. An invertebrate animal, such as a sea anemone or a sponge, that superficially resembles a plant. Not in scientific use.
zo′o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk), zo′o·phyt′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.zoophyte (ˈzəʊəˌfaɪt) n (Zoology) any animal resembling a plant, such as a sea anemone zoophytic, ˌzooˈphytical adjzo•o•phyte (ˈzoʊ əˌfaɪt)
n. any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant, as a coral or a sea anemone. [1615–25; < New Latin zōophyton < Greek zōióphyton. See zoo-, -phyte] zo`o•phyt′ic (-ˈfɪt ɪk) adj. zoophytean animal, as a sponge, coral, etc, that resembles a plant more than an animal; any of the Zoophyta. — zoophytic, zoophytical, zoophytoid, adj.See also: AnimalsThesaurus| Noun | 1. | zoophyte - any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or spongeinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification |
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zoophyte any animal resembling a plant, such as a sea anemone zoophyteenUK
zo·o·phyte (zō'ō-fīt), An animal that resembles a plant, such as the sponges or sea anenomes. [zoo- + G. phyton, plant] zoophyte (zō′ō-fīt) [″ + phyton, plant] An animal that appears plantlike; any of numerous invertebrate animals resembling plants in appearance or mode of growth.zoophyte an animal having a plant-like appearance, such as a sea anemone.zoophyteenUK
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