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zoophyte
zo·o·phyte [ zṓ ə ft ] (plural zo·o·phytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
animal resembling plant: an invertebrate animal that looks like a plant, e.g. a sea anemone, coral, or sponge
[Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek zōiophuton "animal-plant" < zōion "animal" + phuton "plant"]

zo·o·phyt·ic [ z ə fíttik ] adjective
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