Zoophilous
Botany. adapted to pollination by animals, especially those other than insects.
having an affinity for animals.
adjective
(of plants) pollinated by animals
of, characterized by, or relating to zoophilism
Read Also:
- Zoophorus
.
- Zoophyte
any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant, as a coral or a sea anemone. Historical Examples The sermon was not exactly “Greek” to them, but it was all “zoophyte.” Prisoner for Blasphemy G. W. [George William] Foote They consist of a cluster of rocks, formed by the zoophyte, or coral worm. Frank Mildmay Captain […]
- Zooplastic
the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species. noun the surgical transplantation to man of animal tissues zooplasty zo·o·plas·ty (zō’ə-plās’tē) n. Surgical transfer of tissue from an animal to a human. Also called zoografting.
- Zooplasty
the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species. noun the surgical transplantation to man of animal tissues zooplasty zo·o·plas·ty (zō’ə-plās’tē) n. Surgical transfer of tissue from an animal to a human. Also called zoografting.
- Zoopraxiscope
an early type of motion-picture projector, designed by Eadweard Muybridge, in which the images were drawings or photographs placed along the rim of a circular glass plate, the shutter was a rotating opaque disk with radial slots, and a limelight source was used. Historical Examples The effects of the zoopraxiscope made up one of the […]