zoophytical
Look at other dictionaries:
Zoophytical — Zoophytic o [ o]*phyt ic, Zoophytical o [ o]*phyt ic*al, a. [Cf. F. zoophytique.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to zo[ o]phytes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zoophytical — zōophytic / fitˈ/ or zōophytˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑zoo … Useful english dictionary
Zoophytic — o [ o]*phyt ic, Zoophytical o [ o]*phyt ic*al, a. [Cf. F. zoophytique.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to zo[ o]phytes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zoophyte — zoophytic /zoh euh fit ik/, zoophytical, adj. /zoh euh fuyt /, n. any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant, as a coral or a sea anemone. [1615 25; < NL zoophyton < Gk zoióphyton. See ZOO , PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
zoophyte — /ˈzoʊəfaɪt/ (say zohuhfuyt) noun any of various animals resembling a plant, as a coral, a sea anemone, etc. {New Latin zōophyton, from Greek. See zoo , phyte} –zoophytic /zoʊəˈfɪtɪk/ (say zohuh fitik), zoophytical /zoʊəˈfɪtɪkəl/ (say zohuh… …
zoophyte — [zō′ə fīt΄] n. [ModL zoophyton < Gr zōophyton: see ZOO & PHYTE] any animal, as a coral or sponge, having somewhat the appearance and character of a plant; esp., a bryozoan zoophytic [zō΄ōfit′ik, zō΄əfit′ik] adj. zoophytical … English World dictionary
