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zoophyte
zoophyte (ˈzəʊəfaɪt) Forms: α. 7–8 zoophyton (7 zoophiton), 7–9 pl. zoophyta (zəʊˈɒfɪtə). β. 7 zoophyt, -phit, 7–9 -phite, 7– zoophyte. [ad. mod.L. zōophyton, a. Gr. ζῳόϕυτον (Aristotle), f. ζῷον animal + ϕυτόν plant, f. ϕύεσθαι to grow. Cf. F. zoöphyte (Rabelais).] † 1. Applied to certain plants ha...
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Zoophyte
A zoophyte (animal-plant) is an obsolete term for an organism thought to be intermediate between animals and plants, or an animal with plant-like attributes In England, the term Zoophyte is much more restricted than in France, but it is equally inapplicable, excepting, perhaps, to those species, about which
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zoophyte
zoophyte/ˈzəuəfaɪt; `zoəˌfaɪt/ nplant-like sea-animal, eg a sea anemone, coral, etc 似植物的海洋动物(如海葵、 珊瑚虫等).
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phytozoon
‖ phytozoon (faɪtəʊˈzəʊən, fɪtəʊ-) Also phytoˈzoum. Pl. -ˈzoa. [f. Gr. ϕυτό-ν plant + ζῶον animal; lit. ‘plant-animal’; cf. zoophyte.] 1. Zool. A plant-like animal or zoophyte; a single polyp in a zoophyte. (The pl. Phytozoa has been variously applied in different classifications to animals supposed...
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The band has remained independent since its beginning: To date, it has self-produced four records: The Caterpillar, an EP in 2008; Zoophyte, a 45-rpm vinyl The CD Zoophyte recounts about the surprising life of the Cecidomyiidae fly and touches upon the bamboo blossoming mystery.
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alcyonarian
alcyonarian, a. and n. (ˌælsɪəˈnɛərɪən) [f. mod.L. Alcyonaria + -an.] A. adj. Belonging to the Alcyonaria, a sub-order of Actinoid Zoophytes; see Alcyonium. B. n. A zoophyte of that group.1878 Spry Cruise Challenger i. 13 Twelve gigantic alcyonarian polyps. 1880 Moseley in 19th Cent. No. 38, 617 The...
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Andy Lee (comedian)
He also has an older brother, Cameron, with whom Lee started the band Zoophyte.
Lee attended Balwyn Primary School and Camberwell Grammar School. Lee was a founding member of Melbourne band Zoophyte, along with his brother Cameron.
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cœnosarc
cœnosarc Zool. (ˈsiːnəʊsɑːk) [f. Gr. κοινό-ς common + σάρξ, σαρκ- flesh.] The common living basis or ‘flesh’ by which the several individuals forming a compound zoophyte, or polypidom, are united together.1849 Murchison Siluria App. 539 Chitinous investment, surrounding the cœnosarc and polype. 1888...
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Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: or ) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. In Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopædia, Agnus scythicus was described as a kind of zoophyte, said to grow in Tartary, resembling the figure and structure of a
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anthozooid
anthozooid Zool. (ænθəʊˈzəʊɔɪd) [f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς flower + zooid, ad. Gr. ζωοειδής like an animal.] An individual animalcule of a compound Zoophyte.1877 Huxley Inv. An. iii. 159 The axial cavity of each anthozooid is in communication with a system of large canals.
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Barbary (disambiguation)
squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus), a species of rodent
Barbary horse or Barb or Berber horse, a northern African breed of horse
Barbary lamb, a legendary zoophyte
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alcyonite
alcyonite (ˈælsɪənaɪt) [f. alcyon-ium + -ite a formative of names of minerals and fossils.] A fossil zoophyte related to Alcyonium.1822 J. Flint Lett. fr. Amer. 261 The rocks contain..millepores, favocites, alcyonites, corals. 1865 W. White East Eng. II. 174 Agates, carnelians, Alcyonites..may be pi...
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choanite
choanite Palæont. (ˈkəʊənaɪt) [f. Gr. χοάνη funnel + -ite.] A fossil Zoophyte, generally characterized by a funnel-shaped skeleton, which forms the nucleus of many chalk flints.1846–9 Smart Dict. Suppl. 1851 Richardson Geol. viii. 215 The beautiful sections cut from the pebbles..owe their exquisite ...
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corallum
‖ corallum (kɒˈræləm) [L. corallum coral; applied in a special sense.] A coral; the calcareous skeleton of a coral polypidom; also the horny, suberose, or siliceous tubular envelope of any zoophyte, whether colonial or simple.1846 Dana Zooph. ii. §9 (1848) 15 The corallum in the live Zoophyte is..in...
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verruci-
veˈrruci- combining form, on L. models, of L. verrūca verruca, occurring in a few terms in Biol. and Bot., as verruˈciferous a., of a zoophyte: bearing verrucæ; veˈrruciform a., wart-shaped. verrucæform adj. (= prec.) occurs in Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms (1856) s.v.1833 Hooker in Smith Eng. Flora V. i...
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