zoophyte

Meanings

• A type of organism that exhibits both plant and animal characteristics.

  - "The starfish is an example of a zoophyte."
  - "Some species of jellyfish exhibit both plant and animal characteristics and are considered zoophytes."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with zoophyte
Algae , bee , degree , free , gee , key , may , maybe , see , tree , we , zesty , me , flea , key , spree

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Homophones

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1. Zoophyte (en) : An organism that exhibits both plant and animal characteristics.
   

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Variants

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zoophyte , zoophytes

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Forms

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{"term"=>"Plural form of zoophyte", "meaning"=>"A collection or group of organisms that exhibit both plant and animal characteristics."}

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Etymology

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From the Greek words 'zoo' meaning animal and 'phyton' meaning plant.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that some zoophytes, such as certain species of sea slugs, are able to 'digest' and absorb the stinging cells of other organisms, such as jellyfish and anemones? This allows them to obtain essential nutrients that they are unable to synthesize on their own. Some scientists believe that this ability to 'hijack' the nutrient-rich stinging cells of other organisms may have evolved as a response to the nutrient-poor environments in which many zoophytes are found. Others suggest that it may be a more ancient and widespread phenomenon, with evidence of similar abilities being observed in a wide range of different types of organisms, from animals and plants to fungi and bacteria.

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1. Lichens: Lichens are a type of symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, usually a green alga or a cyanobacterium. Unlike zoophytes, lichens do not exhibit both plant and animal characteristics in a single organism, but rather in a symbiotic relationship between two or more different types of organisms.

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Culture

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In literature and art, zoophytes have been depicted as strange and wondrous creatures. They have been the subject of scientific inquiry and exploration, with many important discoveries and advancements in our understanding of the natural world attributed to the study of zoophytes.

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