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zoophyte

zoop·hyte

UK/ˈzəʊəfaɪt/ US/ˈzuːfaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge

Origin

From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta.

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